medicable
[ med-i-kuh-buhl ]
adjective
responsive to medical treatment; curable.
Origin of medicable
1Other words from medicable
- med·i·ca·bly, adverb
- non·med·i·ca·ble, adjective
- un·med·i·ca·ble, adjective
Words Nearby medicable
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How to use medicable in a sentence
It was the aqua tofana undiluted by mercy, instantaneous in its effect, and not medicable by any antidote.
The Golden Dog | William KirbyHe was soon procured, and, prompt of practice, the hurts of Ralph Colleton were found to be easily medicable.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia | William Gilmore SimmsIt 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 forms of medicable
- medicably, adverb
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