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What we tell ourselves about ham and patients, hoping both stay that way.
means Either healed of an illness, or preserved through salt, smoke, or time to resist spoiling.
from From Latin curare, to care for or take charge of — the same root that gives us curate and curator, all about tending something with attention.
Same wordHealing humans and salting hams share one root.
No cookingCured meat is chemically dried, never heated.
Medical cautionDoctors prefer remission; cured implies a promise.