Tending or intended to rectify or improve.

Roget 658: improving etc. v.; progressive, improved etc. v.; better, better off, better for; all the better for; better advised.    reformatory, emendatory^†; reparatory etc. (restorative) 660^†; remedial etc. 662.    corrigible, improvable; accultural^†.    ... show more

Tending to cure or restore to health:
— Remedial surgery.

synonyms: alterative, curative, healing, sanative, therapeutic.

Roget 660: restored etc. v.; redivivus [Lat.], convalescent; in a fair way; none the worse; rejuvenated.    restoring etc. v.; restorative, recuperative; sanative, reparative, sanatory^†, reparatory^†; curative, remedial.    restorable, recoverable, sanable^†, remediable, retrievable, curable.    ... show more

Roget 662: remedial; restorative etc. 660; corrective, palliative, healing; sanatory^†, sanative; prophylactic, preventative, immunizing; salutiferous etc. (salutary) 656^†; medical, medicinal; therapeutic, chirurgical [Med.], epulotic^†, paregoric, tonic, corroborant, analeptic^†, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative, lenitive, demulcent^†, emollient; depuratory^†; detersive^†, detergent; abstersive^†, disinfectant, febrifugal^†, alterative; traumatic, vulnerary.    allopathic^†, heteropathic^†, homeopathic, hydropathic [Med.]; anthelmintic [Med.]; antifebrile [Med.], antiluetic^†; aperient^†, chalybeate^†, deobstruent^†, depurative^†, laxative, roborant^†.    dietetic, alimentary; nutritious, nutritive; peptic; alexipharmic^†, alexiteric^†; remediable, curable.    ... show more

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