treatable

American  

[tree-tuh-buhl] / ˈtri tə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be treated, especially medically.

   Some diseases are treatable but not curable.

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Other Word Forms

• nontreatable adjective
• treatability noun
• untreatable adjective

Etymology

Origin of treatable

treat + -able

Example Sentences

Colorectal cancer is highly treatable when detected early.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has also found that many people die due to issues such as missed diagnoses, delays in care, or treatable conditions that were not acted on in time.

From BBC

From this place of old age and treatable illness, Julian ruminates on the fallible nature of memory and its role in shaping our identities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The therapy reprograms a patient’s immune cells to fight leukemia, turning a death sentence into a treatable condition for many.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the statement to the Journal, Barbabella said the president’s condition is “superficial chronic venous insufficiency,” which involves the smaller veins in the body and doctors say is treatable.

From The Wall Street Journal