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| rattlesnake root |
any of various plants whose bitter roots or tubers have been thought to cure snakebite. |
| salt |
to cure, preserve, or treat with salt. [1/10 definitions] |
| season |
to dry or cure (lumber) until hardened and usable. [1/8 definitions] |
| snake oil |
any preparation that has no real medicinal value and is fraudulently sold as a cure for many ills. |
| treat |
to relieve or cure (a disease or illness). [1/11 definitions] |
| treatment |
a remedy or series of measures designed to relieve or cure a disease or ailment; therapy. [1/4 definitions] |
| witch doctor |
in some primitive societies, a person who is believed to be able to use magic or supernatural powers to cure illnesses, fend off evil, and the like; shaman; medicine man. |
| worm |
to treat for or cure of intestinal parasites. [1/11 definitions] |
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