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curability

curability

1 6.3
How possible it is to heal a disease
  • noun
  • /ˌkjʊrəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : curabilidad
  • Most cancers have a curability that lies somewhere between those extremes.

Examples

  • Research continues to explore the curability of various forms of cancer through new treatments.

  • If you go from slow to medium to fast, I tell patients that the "curability" increases and the "manageability" decreases.

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  • Doctors explained that the curability of the disease depends on how early it is diagnosed.

  • The high curability rate of the illness gives patients hope for a full recovery.

Synonyms

curableness
vscurability
  • Specialized
8.6

The chance a disease or condition can be healed

is the same meaning but formed with a different noun ending

Antonyms

incurability
  • Specialized
8.8

A state in which a disease cannot be cured

How Curable

curability
  • Specialized
1 6.3
treatability
  • Specialized
6.0
incurability
  • Specialized
8.8

Surface Forms

curability singular
curabilities plural

Morphology

curability = curable (transparent) = cure + ity

Formed by regular derivation: 'curable' (able to be cured) + the nominalizing suffix '-ity', yielding the state or quality of being curable.

Etymology

The word curability comes from the simple word cure and from the old Latin word curare meaning 'to care for' or 'to heal'. So, curability means the ability of a disease or problem to be healed.