remedy (n)
curative (n)
cure (n)
therapeutic (n)

n04074482

type n
lex_filenum 06
def a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Outgoing links
Hypernym medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
Part holonym treatment, intervention
Derivationally related form cure → cure
Derivationally related form remedy → remedial
Derivationally related form remedy → remedy
Hyponym acoustic; antidote, counterpoison; emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant; lenitive; lotion, application; magic bullet; ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve; palliative, alleviant, alleviator; panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all; preventive, preventative, prophylactic
Incoming links
Derivationally related form remedial → remedy
Part meronym treatment, intervention
Hypernym acoustic; antidote, counterpoison; emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant; lenitive; lotion, application; magic bullet; ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve; palliative, alleviant, alleviator; panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all; preventive, preventative, prophylactic
Hyponym medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
Derivationally related form cure → cure
Derivationally related form remedy → remedy

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