n. The quality or state of being sanable; sanableness; curableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. sanabilis, fr. sanare to heal, fr. sanus sound, healthy. See Sane. ] Capable of being healed or cured; susceptible of remedy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being sanable. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. sanatio. See Sanable. ] The act of healing or curing. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. sanativus. ] Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal; sanatory. --
n. [ NL. See Sanatory. ] An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See Sanitarium. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. sanatorius, fr. L. sanare to heal. See Sanable. ] Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative; sanative. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such as quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Sanatory and sanitary should not be confounded. Sanatory signifies conducive to health, while sanitary has the more general meaning of pertaining to health. [ 1913 Webster ]