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sub·cu·ra·tive | \ ˌsəb-ˈkyu̇r-ə-tiv 
, -ˈkyər- \
, -ˈkyər- \Definition of subcurative
: not sufficient to cure a disease
subcurative doses of anthelmintic drugs a subcurative treatment
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subcurative
adjectivesub·cu·ra·tive | \ ˌsəb-ˈkyu̇r-ət-iv \
\Medical Definition of subcurative
: relating to or being a dose that is too small to produce a cure
subcurative amounts of one drug may become curative when given with another
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The first known use of subcurative was in 1917
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