Letter C

Cure

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<B>1.</B> To heal, to make well, to restore to good health.

Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to confirm.

<BR><B>2.</B> A time without recurrence of a disease so that the risk of recurrence is small, as in the 5-year cure rate for malignant melanoma.<BR><B>3.</B> Particularly in the past, a course of treatment.

For example, take a cure at a spa.

The word cure comes from the Latin cura meaning care, concern or attention.

The current use of the word cure is believed to reflect the belief that the right care, concern and attention were tantamount to a cure.

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