Examples of curable in a Sentence
Most cases are curable with proper treatment.
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The disease is curable and often treated with a standardized course of drugs that usually includes antibiotics.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) remains a persistent health threat across the world.
—Peter Sands, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Monica Potts: The Carter Center has been a leader in the eradication of disease around the globe — especially diseases that affected those in poverty but were otherwise curable or preventable.
—Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Many common causes of hypopigmentation, including genetic disorders, are not curable.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) remains a persistent health threat across the world.
—Peter Sands, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Monica Potts: The Carter Center has been a leader in the eradication of disease around the globe — especially diseases that affected those in poverty but were otherwise curable or preventable.
—Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Many common causes of hypopigmentation, including genetic disorders, are not curable.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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curable
adjective
cur·able
ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl 
: capable of being cured
Medical Definition
curable
adjective
cur·able
ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl
: capable of being cured
curability
noun
plural curabilities
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