definitions

medicable

[ med-i-kuh-buh l ]
/ ˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl /
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adjective

responsive to medical treatment; curable.

RELATED WORDS

remedial, corrective, invigorating, healthful, salutary, therapeutic, medicinal, tonic, curing, pick-me-up, restorative, beneficial, helpful, wholesome, alleviative, medicative, remedying, sanative, vulnerary

Nearby words

mediatorial, mediatory, mediatrix, medibank, medic, medicable, medicaid, medical, medical audit, medical certificate, medical diathermy

Origin of medicable

First recorded in 1610–20, medicable is from the Latin word medicābilis healing, curative. See medical, -able
Related formsmed·i·ca·bly, adverbnon·med·i·ca·ble, adjectiveun·med·i·ca·ble, adjective
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Examples from the Web for medicable

  • It was the aqua tofana undiluted by mercy, instantaneous in its effect, and not medicable by any antidote.

    The Golden Dog|William Kirby

  • It was the Aqua Tofana, undiluted, instantaneous in its effect, and not medicable by antidotes.

    Under the Witches' Moon|Nathan Gallizier

British Dictionary definitions for medicable

medicable

/ (ˈmɛdɪkəbəl) /

adjective

potentially able to be treated or cured medically
Derived Formsmedicably, adverb
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Medicine definitions for medicable

medicable

[ mĕd′ĭ-kə-bəl ]

adj.

Potentially responsive to treatment with medicine; curable.
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