"remedial" in the adjective sense
1. remedial
tending or intended to rectify or improve
"a remedial reading course"
"remedial education"
2. curative, healing, alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
tending to cure or restore to health
"curative powers of herbal remedies"
"her gentle healing hand"
"remedial surgery"
"a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"
"a therapeutic agent"
"therapeutic diets"
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