sanatory

[ san-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈsæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

favorable for health; curative; healing.

Nearby words

1825–35; < Late Latin sānātōrius healthful, equivalent to Latin sānā(re) to heal (derivative of sānus sane) + -tōrius -tory¹

It is suggested by Samuel12 that under given circumstances the fever may be sanatory.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
That the system of sanatory measures, adopted in Russia, did not any where stop the disease.
Letters on the Cholera Morbus.|James Gillkrest
"Try the sanatory condition of the towns, then, and universal conciliation to Ireland," replied the Economist.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847|Various
The ill effects of the stays in a sanatory point of view have been frequently pointed out, and we hope are now understood.
Dress as a Fine Art|Mary Philadelphia Merrifield

Madeira has long had a high reputation as a sanatory resort for persons suffering from diseases of the chest.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various