† sanableadj.

Etymology: < Latin sānābilis, < sānāre to heal, < sānus healthy: see sane adj.

Obsolete.

1. That heals or is concerned with healing; curative. rare.

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the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective]

medicinala1384

wholesomea1387

healinga1398

medicinablea1398

restorativea1398

sanative14..

curatory?a1425

remediable1437

mildlya1475

curable1483

recurablea1500

curative1525

eradicative1543

good1580

physical1580

medicable1590

sanable1598

balsamic1605

therapeutical1606

medicinary1607

medicative1644

medical1646

therapeutic1646

salutary1649

salvative1653

boethetic1656

medicamentary1656

recuperatory1656

sanitating1656

medicamental1657

medicamentous1659

medicating1705

balmy1747

salving1751

sanatorya1832

salubrious1855

medicatory1864

recuperative1872

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 1 b/1 Therapeutica is the curinge or sanable parte of Physicke.

2. That may be healed; curable. literal and figurative.

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the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] > able to be healed or cured

curable1398

recurablec1475

healable1570

medicable1616

sanable1623

the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > put right or amended > able to be

remediable?a1425

corrigible1483

amendablea1500

recoverable1585

curable1592

sanable1623

rectifiable1629

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Sanable, which may be healed.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Sanable, that may be healed, curable.

1664 H. More Antidote Idolatry To Rdr. §1 That those that are sanable or preservable from this dreadful sin of Idolatry may find the efficacy of our Antidote.

1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 10 No Plant..doth sooner..cure all Sanable Burnings and Scaldings.

1718 Mem. Life J. Kettlewell iii. §69. 361 Whilst the corruptions seem Sanable and admit hopes of Cure.

Derivatives

sanaˈbility n.

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the world > health and disease > healing > [noun] > state of being healable or curable

curablenessa1691

sanableness1727

curability1826

remediability1828

sanability1828

1828 London Med. Gaz. 10 May 711 This evening the subject of sanability of consumption was brought forward.

† ˈsanableness n. Obsolete the state of being curable.

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