curable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- curability noun
- curableness noun
- curably adverb
- uncurable adjective
- uncurableness noun
- uncurably adverb
Etymology
Origin of curable
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin cūrābilis, equivalent to cūrā ( re ) to care for (derivative of cūra care) + -bilis -ble
Example Sentences
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When we got the diagnosis of Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a curable form of blood cancer, my first words in response were, “I am thrilled.”
Bowel cancer is curable, especially if diagnosed at an early stage.
From BBC
Active TB disease is treatable and curable with appropriate antibiotics if it is identified promptly; some cases require hospitalization.
From Los Angeles Times
“If it’s localized and it hasn’t left your prostate, it’s 100% curable. But if it leaves your prostate and spreads to other parts of your body ... it is 100% not curable.”
From Los Angeles Times
A new scientific breakthrough in the field of Alzheimer’s research is raising hopes that the cruel, crippling and fatal brain disease may eventually become curable.
From MarketWatch
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