Main Entry: ¹cure

Pronunciation: \ˈkyu̇(ə)r\

Function: noun

1 : recovery from a disease <his cure was complete> ; also : remission of signs or symptoms of a disease especially during a prolonged period of observation <a clinical cure> <5-year cure of cancer>—compare arrest
2 : a drug, treatment, regimen, or other agency that cures a disease <quinine is a cure for malaria>
3 : a course or period of treatment ; especially : one designed to interrupt an addiction or compulsive habit or to improve general health <take a cure for alcoholism> <an annual cure at a spa>
4 : spa
5 maritime law : the medical care awarded a person in the merchant marine who is injured or taken sick in the course of duty