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medicable

American  
[med-i-kuh-buhl] / ˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl /

adjective

  1. responsive to medical treatment; curable.

medicable British  
/ ˈmɛdɪkəbəl /

adjective

  1. potentially able to be treated or cured medically

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Etymology

Origin of medicable

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

Example Sentences

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He was soon procured, and, prompt of practice, the hurts of Ralph Colleton were found to be easily medicable.

From Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia by Simms, William Gilmore

Shepherd Sing, for it may be that your thoughts have plucked Some medicable herb to make our grief Less bitter.

From The Wild Swans at Coole by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

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