cure

cure
1. To heal; to make well. 2. A restoration to health. 3. A special method or course of treatment. See dental curing. [L. curo, to care for]
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cure 'kyu̇(ə)r n
1) recovery from a disease <his \cure was complete> also remission of signs or symptoms of a disease esp. during a prolonged period of observation <a clinical \cure> <5-year \cure of cancer> compare ARREST
2) a drug, treatment, regimen, or other agency that cures a disease <quinine is a \cure for malaria>
3) a course or period of treatment esp one designed to interrupt an addiction or compulsive habit or to improve general health <take a \cure for alcoholism> <an annual \cure at a spa>
4) SPA
5) maritime law the medical care awarded a person in the merchant marine who is injured or taken sick in the course of duty
cure vb, cured; cur·ing vt 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> vi
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 n

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(kūr) [L. curatio, from cura care] 1. the course of treatment of any disease, or of a special case. 2. the successful treatment of a disease or wound. 3. a system of treating diseases. 4. a medicine effective in treating a disease. 5. the preservation of a product, such as tobacco, meat, or fish. 6. the hardening of a material by the process of curing. 7. a procedure for polymerization of resins such as those used in denture base materials. See also curing.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • cure — CURE. subst. f. Soin, souci. En ce sens il n est guère d usage que dans quelques phrases familières. J ai beau lui donner de bons avis, il n en a cure. f♛/b] On dit proverbialement, A beau parler qui n a cure de bien faire, en parlant d Un homme… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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  • curé — CURÉ. s. mas. Prêtre pourvu d une Cure. Bon Curé. Curé de Paris. Curé de Village. Curé d un tel lieu, d une telle Paroisse. Le Curé et les Paroissiens. Curé primitif. Curé amovible. [b]f♛/b] On dit proverbialement, que C est gros Jean qui… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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