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| med. |
abbreviation of "medical," curative or therapeutic. [1/2 definitions] |
| medical |
curative or therapeutic. [1/2 definitions] |
| medicinal |
of, pertaining to, or having healing powers; curative. |
| remedial |
providing or acting as a remedy; curative. [1/2 definitions] |
| sanative |
having curative or healing powers. |
| subcurative |
combined form of curative. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |
| therapist |
one who specializes in a particular type of curative or remedial treatment, such as a physical therapist or psychotherapist. |
| therapy |
the curative treatment of disease or disability. [2/3 definitions] |
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