Synonym of corrective

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n.

a device for treating injury or disease

adj.

designed to promote disciplinetending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

remedial restorative therapeutic rehabilitative amendatory curative rectifying reformative reformatory remedying ameliorative palliative reparative reparatory antidotal counteracting counteractive educative healing helpful recuperative wholesome medicating invigorating healthful restitutive sanatory health-giving vulnerary curing repairing tonic alleviative sanative soothing purifying antiseptic treating emendatory envigorating rejuvenating refreshing aseptic medicinal rejuvenescent sanitary improving bettering punitive disciplinary penal good preventive reactive compensatory solving

disciplinary penal punitive correctional castigating chastening chastising correcting disciplinarian disciplining penalising penalizing reformatory castigative castigatory penitentiary punitory punishing retributive retaliative retaliatory ordered retributory vindicatory vindictive revengeful justificatory defensive in retaliation in reprisal vengeful avenging reciprocal reactive tit-for-tat

curative restorative healing medicinal remedial therapeutic tonic healthful health-giving curing officinal sanative vulnerary alleviative analeptic febrifugal iatric salutary beneficial helpful envigorating invigorating medicable medicative pick-me-up remedying wholesome shot in the arm what the doctor ordered medical therapeutical salubrious healthy good ameliorative recuperative reparative uplifting soothing antidotal aesculapian salutiferous homoeopathic homeopathic iatrical homeopathical roborant pharmaceutical pharmaceutic restoring mending vitalizing calming relaxing satisfying immunological pathological health curable scientific diagnostic clinical nutritious nourishing healthsome alimentative alimental nutritional nutrimental strengthening alimentary holistic nutritive energy-giving good for what ails you good for health good for you good for your health

healthsome advantageous aiding aseptic beneficial benign body-building bracing cathartic clean compensatory conducive desirable disease-free energy-giving fresh harmless healing health-giving healthy helpful hygienic innocuous invig

cultural artistic esthetic aesthetic educational enlightening enriching civilising civilizing edifying intellectual broadening elevating developmental educative adorning advancing beautifying beneficial constructive dignifying disciplining ennobling expanding glorifying helpful humane humanising humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalising liberalizing literary nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socialising socializing stimulating uplifting widening improving cultivating taming instructional illuminating informative scholastic illuminative educating inspiring progressive softening informatory informational scholarly clarifying explanatory revealing rewarding incandescent fluorescent luminescent revelatory illuminated

cosmetic superficial surface beautifying skin-deep adorning decorative embellishing ornamental exterior external nonessential outward touching-up enhancing aesthetic esthetic gooky highlighting makeup painted remedial restorative improving

counterbalance counterweight balance equipoise counter counterpoise neutralizer counterforce canceler canceller counteraction offset compensation ballast stabilizer equaliser equalizer recompense makeweight countercheck stabiliser weight oversight stability sandbag equilibrium checks and balances bracket brace bulk support

remedy antidote cure therapeutic curative rectifier therapy nostrum countermeasure counteragent counteractant help treatment panacea fix alleviation medicine healing elixir redress pharmacon medication medicant placebo assistance aid catholicon balm medicament reparation recovery proprietary restora-tive quick fix healing agent elixir vitae salve solution drug specific tablet dose antitoxin medicinal pharmaceutical answer antiserum counterstep restorative physic improvement suppository capsule ointment lotion unguent neutralizer antivenin electrical converter power converter AC-DC converter preventive vaccine mitigation assuagement amelioration vaccination inoculation theriac mithridate antivenene antibiotic rehabilitation therapeutics neutralizing agent negator nullifier easing pill tonic prescription serum antiseptic potion resolution relief remedial treatment remedying palliative support healing treatment method of healing course of treatment counteracting agent counteractive counteraction magic bullet magic formula cure-all heal-all biologic sedative opiate essence poison depressant pharmaceutic stimulant narcotic dope patent medicine diacatholicon panpharmacon preparation sovereign remedy universal remedy wonder drug mixture cure for all ills care surgery doctoring hospitalization liniment operation regimen diet quack remedy hospitalisation universal cure perfect solution magic potion analysis prophylactic painkiller medical drug rehab anaesthetic anesthetic tincture injection treacle modern medicine Western medicine thing way out analgesic rubric heritage tradition rule convention custom cream edict decree ordinance forescript law prescript regulation plan scheme formula sovereign cure lubricant quack medicine big idea home remedy unction balsam emollient dressing rub embrocation pomade emolient counterirritant cerate ministrations nursing medicaments drugs medical attention medical care course of drugs course of medication

reaction counteraction backlash comeback counter fallout repercussion reprisal response retaliation backfire balance counterattack neutralizer recoil reply resistance reverberation backwash reciprocation reflex retribution boomerang echo rebound reflection retroaction return revulsion adverse reaction adverse response hostile response knee-jerk response resentment criticism kickback tangle counterblast retort repercussions reverberations rise ricochet bounce

corrective action corrective facility correctively correctives correctly correctly speaking correctitudes correctitude corrections officers corrections officer corrections correction fluids