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curable

[kyoor-uh-buhl] / ˈkyʊər ə bəl /


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Active TB disease is treatable and curable with appropriate antibiotics if it is identified promptly; some cases require hospitalization.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

This is not the first research to suggest dementia might someday be curable.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Leprosy, a bacterial infection also known as Hansen’s disease, has been curable by a combination of antibiotics since 1981, and the facility closed in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

While it isn't curable, antiviral medication developed in the '90s means that patients can live long and healthy lives.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

I knew osteosarcoma was highly curable, but still.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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