SANATORY
\sˈanətəɹˌi], \sˈanətəɹˌi], \s_ˈa_n_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Healing; curing. Note.-The spelling sanitary is often used in the same sense, but improperly. Though both are derived from the Latin, sanare, to heal, sanatory properly signifies "conducive to health," while sanitary has the more general sense of "pertaining to health."-See sanitary.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
