"curative" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
subtypes:
- acoustic - a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
- antidote, counterpoison - a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
- emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive - a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
- lenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfort
- application, lotion - liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
- magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease
- balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
- alleviant, alleviator, palliative - remedy that alleviates pain without curing
- catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
- preventative, preventive, prophylactic - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
is a part of: intervention, treatment - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

same as: cure, remedy, therapeutic

Adjective

similar to: healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind

same as: alterative, healing, remedial, sanative, therapeutic