curative

cu·ra·tive

C0810500 (kyo͝or′ə-tĭv)adj.1. Serving or tending to cure.2. Of or relating to the cure of disease.n. Something that cures; a remedy.

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[Middle English, from Old French curatif, from Medieval Latin cūrātīvus, from Latin cūrātus, past participle of cūrāre, to cure, from cūra, care; see cure.]

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cu′ra·tive·ly adv.cu′ra·tive·ness n.

curative

(ˈkjʊərətɪv) adj (Medicine) Also: curatory able or tending to curen (Medicine) anything able to heal or cure ˈcuratively adv ˈcurativeness n

cur•a•tive

(ˈkyʊər ə tɪv)

adj. 1. serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial. n. 2. a curative agent; remedy. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin] cur′a•tive•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curative - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve paincure, therapeutic, remedytreatment, intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)acoustic - a remedy for hearing loss or deafnessantidote, counterpoison - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poisonemetic, nauseant, vomitive, vomit - a medicine that induces nausea and vomitinglenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfortlotion, application - liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer"medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseaseointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritationalleviant, palliative, alleviator - remedy that alleviates pain without curingcatholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemistspreventative, preventive, prophylactic - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
Adj.	1.	curative - tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"alterative, healing, sanative, therapeutic, remedialhealthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"

curative

adjective restorative, healing, therapeutic, tonic, corrective, medicinal, remedial, salutary, healthful, health-giving The curative powers of fresh air and sunlight are well known.

curative

adjectiveServing to cure:remedial, restorative, therapeutic.nounSomething that corrects or counteracts:antidote, corrective, countermeasure, cure, remedy.

Translations

有疗效的

cure

(kjuə) verb1. to make better. That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits. 使好轉 医治2. to get rid of (an illness etc). That pill cured my headache. 治癒 治愈3. to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc. 透過乾燥和鹽醃來保存(如臘肉) （用干燥，腌等方法）加工贮藏 noun something which cures. They're trying to find a cure for cancer. 藥劑，療法 药物，疗法 ˈcurable adjective able to be cured. a curable form of cancer. 可治癒的 可治愈的curative (ˈkjuərətiv) adjective intended to, or likely to, cure. curative treatment. 有療效的 有疗效的