untreatable
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The disease is progressive and fatal, and has until now been almost entirely untreatable.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Known by the stage name JD Twitch, he was diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour earlier this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
In Ukraine, hospitals began to encounter untreatable infections.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
The group's previous work includes creating a portable testing library to match phages to otherwise untreatable antibiotic-resistant infections, a contamination test incorporated into food packaging, and a temperature-stable storage system for live vaccines.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
The “black cholera” was untreatable, a mystery thought to be carried by “bad air.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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