Medicable


[med-i-kuh-buh l] /ˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl/

adjective
1.
responsive to medical treatment; curable.
/ˈmɛdɪkəbəl/
adjective
1.
potentially able to be treated or cured medically
adj.

1610s, from Latin medicabilis “curable,” from medicare (see medical).

medicable med·i·ca·ble (měd’ĭ-kə-bəl)
adj.
Potentially responsive to treatment with medicine; curable.

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