The Clue
Medical result (4 letter answer)
The Answer
CURE
Tags
Notes
The answer CURE is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
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Definition
CURE as a noun:
1. (remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic) = a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
CURE as a verb:
1. (bring around, cure, heal) = provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
2. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
3. make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
4. be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"