Meaning of ALTERATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'oltu`reytiv
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| | Definition: | | [adj] tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" |
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| | Synonyms: | | curative, healing(p), healthful, remedial, sanative, therapeutic |
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\Al"ter*a*tive\, a. [L. alterativus: cf. F.
alt['e]ratif.]
Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or
tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one
of health. --Burton.
\Al"ter*a*tive\, n.
A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and
restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
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