curable
adjective
cur·able
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Definition of curable
: capable of being cured
a curable illness
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Other Words from curable
curability
\ ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē
, ˌkyər- \
noun
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noun
curableness
\ ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl-nəs
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noun
, ˈkyər- \
noun
curably
\ ˈkyu̇r-ə-blē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of curable in a Sentence
Most cases are curable with proper treatment.
Recent Examples on the Web
By and large, lung cancer is only curable when detected early. — Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, "The test that could save the life of a long-time smoker you know," 2 Sep. 2019 Cancers that have spread, known as metastatic disease, are rarely curable. — Robert Gatenby, Scientific American, "Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use," 3 Aug. 2019 Nancy and Barbara Lowry were identical twins, and a noncancerous blood disease in one had been curable by cells from the other, a vanishingly rare occurrence. — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, "The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies," 15 July 2019 Stage one prostate cancer is generally slow growing and curable, according to the cancer treatment provider Texas Oncology. — R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, "Megachurch Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell announces prostate cancer diagnosis," 7 July 2019 Melanoma, when recognized and treated early, is almost always curable. — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, "A’s Stephen Piscotty diagnosed with form of skin cancer," 14 June 2019 Many cancers, including certain types of breast or colon cancer, are already curable. — Shefali Luthra, latimes.com, "Promising to cure cancer is easy politics. The science is much more difficult," 22 June 2019 Michael Meaney, a professor of neurology at McGill University, explains that most common mental health disorders are preventable, if not necessarily curable. — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, "The scientific effort to protect babies from trauma before it happens," 22 June 2019 Who would have believed Hepatitis C would be treatable or curable? — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "HIV, Hep A, measles. CDC director shares his priority list of diseases to wipe out in Florida.," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'curable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for curable
curable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of curable
: possible to cure
See the full definition for curable in the English Language Learners Dictionary
curable
adjective
cur·able
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Kids Definition of curable
: possible to bring about recovery from : possible to cure
a curable disease
curable
adjective
cur·able
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Medical Definition of curable
: capable of being cured