[thaumasiotes]

> I had thought that curing did mean fixing the problem, but I just googled and it does indeed also mean relieving of the symptoms.

Usually curing would mean fixing the problem, or more specifically it would mean permanently eliminating the symptoms. This contrasts with "treatment" temporarily relieving the symptoms.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24434-cure

> Being cured of a disease means it’s completely gone and isn’t coming back. For many people, cures represent the ultimate treatment goal. Most diseases and conditions aren’t curable.

(This link disagrees with my use of "treatment", saying that "treatment" is any procedure, and "cure" is one of many possible outcomes of a treatment, with temporary relief being another possible outcome. But the point stands that curing definitely does mean fixing the problem.)

Glasses do not cure myopia, but they are so effective at relieving the symptoms, in an inexpensive and noninvasive way, that there is no real need for a cure.

[WhitneyLand]

>Usually curing would mean fixing the problem

No, I believe you’re thinking of “problem” in a different way.

A cure permanently relieves symptoms of a disease. The symptoms are what’s “gone and is never coming back.”

That much alone is called a “functional cure”, it’s not just a treatment.

The difference between a cure and a functional cure depends on the disease but in either case, it means it’s not coming back.

[thaumasiotes]

> No, I believe you’re thinking of “problem” in a different way.

> A cure permanently relieves symptoms of a disease.

This is a surreal correction for you to make after selectively quoting the first half of my sentence. Let's look at the whole thing:

>> Usually curing would mean fixing the problem, or more specifically it would mean permanently eliminating the symptoms.

Did you have something to add to that?