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corrective: a device for treating injury or disease; tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"; designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

analeptic collapse: a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system; stimulating the central nervous system; "an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system"

curative collapse: 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"

therapeutic collapse: relating to or involved in therapy; "therapeutic approach to criminality"

punitive collapse: inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"

retributive collapse: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"

disciplinary collapse: relating to a specific field of academic study; "economics in its modern disciplinary sense"; relating to discipline in behavior; "disciplinary problems in the classroom"

Fabian collapse: a member of the Fabian Society in Britain; using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"; of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society"

revisionist collapse: a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position

punishing collapse: resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

remedial collapse: tending or intended to rectify or improve; "a remedial reading course"; "remedial education"

healthful collapse: conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"

audit collapse: a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"; attend academic courses without getting credit; examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"

adjuvant collapse: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment; enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"

utopian collapse: an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"; characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"; of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; "a Utopian novel"

specific collapse: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"; stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"; (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"; being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"; relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters"

balsam collapse: an ointment containing a fragrant resin; any seed plant yielding balsam; any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes

receipt collapse: an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made; mark or stamp as paid

remedy collapse: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain; provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

balm collapse: any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

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