Associations to the word «Alterative»
Verb
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Wiktionary
ALTERATIVE, noun. (medicine) (now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. [from 14th c.]
ALTERATIVE, adjective. Causing alteration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. [from 15th c.]
Dictionary definition
ALTERATIVE, adjective. 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".
Wise words
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