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medicable

[ med-i-kuh-buhl ]
/ ˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl /
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adjective
responsive to medical treatment; curable.
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Origin of medicable

First recorded in 1610–20, medicable is from the Latin word medicābilis healing, curative. See medical, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM medicable

med·i·ca·bly, adverbnon·med·i·ca·ble, adjectiveun·med·i·ca·ble, adjective

Words nearby medicable

mediatorial, mediatory, mediatrix, Medibank, medic, medicable, Medicaid, medical, medical audit, medical certificate, medical dictionary
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Words related to medicable

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

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 Kirby

  • He 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 Simms

  • 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 forms of medicable

medicably, adverb
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