| word | curative |
|---|---|
| definition | Having to do with curing diseases. |
| eg_sentence | As soon as the antibiotic entered his system, he imagined he could begin to feel its curative effects. |
| explanation | Medical researchers are finding curative substances in places that surprise them. Folklore has led to some “new” cures of old diseases, and natural substances never before tried have often proved effective. Quinine, which comes from a tree in the Andes, was the original drug for malaria; aspirin's main ingredient came from willow bark; and Taxol, a drug used in treating several cancers, was originally extracted from the bark of a yew tree. The curative properties of these natural drugs are today duplicated in the laboratory |
| IPA | ˈkjʊrətɪv |
Tags: mwvb::unit:7, mwvb::unit:7:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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