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curable

 
/ˈkjʊər·ə·bəl/ adj

Definition

(of a disease) able to be treated in such a way that it will go away and the person who had it can become well again
(Definition of curable adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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