Examples of curable in a Sentence
Most cases are curable with proper treatment.
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Taking on the American Psychiatric Association Kameny knew the nascent gay movement would stand or fall on the issue of whether homosexuality was treated as a curable illness.
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Evan Brechtel, NBC news, 22 May 2025
With quick access to antibiotics sepsis can be curable, Archer says.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 28 May 2025
According to the Cleveland Clinic, only a small amount of bile duct cancers are curable because they’re typically not diagnosed until the disease has already spread.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 May 2025
Former President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and may be treatable, but not curable, several doctors say.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 May 2025
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Evan Brechtel, NBC news, 22 May 2025
With quick access to antibiotics sepsis can be curable, Archer says.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 28 May 2025
According to the Cleveland Clinic, only a small amount of bile duct cancers are curable because they’re typically not diagnosed until the disease has already spread.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 May 2025
Former President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and may be treatable, but not curable, several doctors say.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 May 2025
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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curable. Accessed 25 Jun. 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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