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  1. 1. a. Causing ateration. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. tending to cure or restore to health Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. Burton. A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations. Source: webster
  6. 6. Causing ateration. Specifically: Source: adambom
  7. 7. s tending to cure or restore to health Source: ecdict

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