What does curable mean?
Definitions for curable
ˈkyʊər ə bəlcur·able
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Princeton's WordNet
curableadjective
curing or healing is possible
"curable diseases"
curableadjective
capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent
Wiktionary
curableadjective
Capable of being cured.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Curableadjective
That admits a remedy; that may be healed.
Etymology: from cure.
A consumption of the lungs, at the beginning, herein differs from all other curable diseases, that it is not to be worn away by change of diet, or a chearful spirit. Gideon Harvey, on Consump.
A desperate wound must skilful hands employ,
But thine is curable by Philip’s boy. John Dryden, Juvenal’s Sat.
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curable
Curable refers to something, often a disease or ailment, that can be treated or healed with the appropriate medical intervention, therapy, or remedy. It implies a condition that is not permanent and can be completely eliminated or brought under control.
Webster Dictionary
Curableverb
capable of being cured; admitting remedy
Etymology: [Cf. F. curable. See Cure, v. t.]
Anagrams for curable »
clauber
culebra
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of curable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of curable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of curable in a Sentence
We're not doing cancer screenings, such as mammography for breast cancer, and lung cancer screening, there is concern that we are delaying standard of care treatment for patients with potentially curable cancers.
I was so not thinking anything was wrong because I didn't have any symptoms, and Marcia Cross gave me an exam and came around and said,' Well, I just want you to know, whatever it is it's curable,' it was like' What ? What are you talking about ?'.
Noting that most [squamous cell carcinomas] are curable by surgery if caught early, this reduction in risk is interesting, but it is hard to say whether it is worth taking action over it.
I was so not thinking anything was wrong because I didn't have any symptoms, and she gave me an exam and came around and said,' Well, I just want you to know, whatever it is, it's curable,' it was like' What ? What are you talking about ?'.
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