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Definitions for curable
ˈkyʊər ə bəlcur·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. curableadjective

    curing or healing is possible

    "curable diseases"

  2. curableadjective

    capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent

Wiktionary

  1. curableadjective

    Capable of being cured.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Curableverb

    capable of being cured; admitting remedy

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. curable. See Cure, v. t.]

Anagrams for curable »

  1. clauber

  2. culebra

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of curable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of curable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of curable in a Sentence

  1. David Tom Cooke:

    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.

  2. Marcia Cross:

    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 ?'.

  3. Dorothy Bennett:

    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.

  4. Marcia Cross:

    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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