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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 ]