curável
1. capable of being healed or cured; susceptible to healing
The doctor assured us that the wound was healable with proper treatment.
O médico nos garantiu que a ferida era curável com o tratamento adequado.
2. able to be restored to a healthy state; treatable
Many diseases that were once fatal are now healable thanks to modern medicine.
Muitas doenças que eram antes fatais agora são curáveis graças à medicina moderna.
3. figuratively, capable of being repaired or remedied
The rift between them seemed healable if they were willing to communicate.
A ruptura entre eles parecia remediável se estivessem dispostos a se comunicar.
The term 'healable' is predominantly used in medical and healthcare contexts in both Brazilian Portuguese and English-speaking countries. It conveys optimism about recovery and treatment outcomes. In Brazilian culture, where family support and hope are emphasized, describing a condition as 'curável' is often seen as encouraging.
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