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medicable

[med-i-kuh-buh l]
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adjective

responsive to medical treatment; curable.

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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Related Words for medicable

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

Examples from the Web for medicable

Historical Examples of medicable

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

    Under the Witches' Moon

    Nathan Gallizier

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

    The Golden Dog

    William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for medicable

medicable

adjective

potentially able to be treated or cured medically
Derived Formsmedicably, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for medicable
adj.

1610s, from Latin medicabilis "curable," from medicare (see medical).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
medicable in Medicine

medicable

[mĕd′ĭ-kə-bəl]

adj.

Potentially responsive to treatment with medicine; curable.
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