Medical Dictionary
2cure
verb
curedcur·ing
Medical Definition of CURE
transitive verb
: heal: a : to restore to health, soundness, or normality <curing her patients rapidly by new procedures> b : to bring about recovery from <antibiotics cure many formerly intractable infections>
intransitive verb
1
: to effect a cure <careful living cures more often than it kills>
2
: to take a cure (as in a sanatorium or at a spa)
—cur·er noun
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