curability
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6.3
How possible it is to heal a disease
- noun
- /ˌkjʊrəˈbɪlɪti/
- Specialized
:
curabilidad
- Most cancers have a curability that lies somewhere between those extremes.
Examples
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Research continues to explore the curability of various forms of cancer through new treatments.
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If you go from slow to medium to fast, I tell patients that the "curability" increases and the "manageability" decreases.
Blog text (22) -
Doctors explained that the curability of the disease depends on how early it is diagnosed.
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The high curability rate of the illness gives patients hope for a full recovery.
Synonyms
8.6
The chance a disease or condition can be healed
is the same meaning but formed with a different noun ending
Antonyms
How Curable
Surface Forms
curability singular
curabilities plural
Morphology
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.