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Definition of Corrective
1. Noun. A device for treating injury or disease.
Exact synonyms: Restorative
Generic synonyms: Device
Specialized synonyms: Pack, Face Pack, Pack, Pick-me-up, Pickup, Prosthesis, Prosthetic Device
Derivative terms: Restorative
Generic synonyms: Device
Specialized synonyms: Pack, Face Pack, Pack, Pick-me-up, Pickup, Prosthesis, Prosthetic Device
Derivative terms: Restorative
2. Adjective. Designed to promote discipline. "The mother was stern and disciplinary"
Exact synonyms: Disciplinal, Disciplinary
Similar to: Nonindulgent, Strict
Derivative terms: Correct, Correct, Discipline
Similar to: Nonindulgent, Strict
Derivative terms: Correct, Correct, Discipline
3. Adjective. Tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition. "Corrective lenses"
Definition of Corrective
1. a. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
2. n. That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct.
Definition of Corrective
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Corrective
1. 1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious. 2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug. Synonym: corrigent. Origin: L. Cor-rigo (conr-), pp. -rectus, to set right, fr. Rego, to keep straight (05 Mar 2000)