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  • 21curative — adjective the natives have used these curative herbs for centuries Syn: healing, therapeutic, medicinal, remedial, corrective, restorative, tonic, health giving …

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  • 22curative — cur•a•tive [[t]ˈkyʊər ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial 2) a curative agent; remedy • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < MF < ML cur′a•tive•ly, adv …

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  • 23curative — /ˈkjurətɪv / (say kyoohruhtiv) adjective 1. serving to cure or heal; relating to curing or remedial treatment; remedial. –noun 2. a curative agent; a remedy. –curatively, adverb –curativeness, noun …

  • 24curative — adj. & n. adj. tending or able to cure (esp. disease). n. a curative medicine or agent. Etymology: F curatif ive f. med.L curativus f. L curare CURE …

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  • 25Curative care — or curative medicine is the kind of health care traditionally oriented towards seeking a cure for an existent disease or medical condition. Curative care differs from preventive care, which aims at preventing the appearance of diseases through… …

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  • 26curative instruction — n. An instruction given by a judge to a jury intended to correct an erroneous instruction or to fix the jury’s interpretation of improper evidence. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …

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  • 27curative statute — n. A statute passed to correct a defect in a previously enacted law. See also declaratory The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 28curative preparation — index drug Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29Curative petition — The concept of Curative petition was evolved by the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rupa Ashok Hurra vs.Ashok Hurra (2002) 4SCC338 where the question was whether an aggrieved person is entitled to any relief against the final… …

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  • 30curative dose — (CD) a dose sufficient to restore normal health. See also median curative d …

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