A doctor cures a patient's illness.

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A doctor cures a patient's illness.
A doctor cures a patient of his/her illness.

Which sentence should l use? Thanks.
 
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I am not a teacher.

Both uses of the verb "cure" are possible.

You can cure a patient of an illness, or you can cure an illness.
 
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I think there's a name for this kind of verb. Does anybody know what it is?
 
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