untreatable

[uhn treet-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. not able to be medically treated; not responsive to medical treatment.

Example Sentences

Known by the stage name JD Twitch, he was diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour earlier this year.

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One half of legendary Glasgow clubbing duo Optimo has revealed he has been diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour.

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It's happening to the current treatments too and is why some doctors are concerned gonorrhoea could one-day become untreatable.

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Over time, the bacterium has developed resistance to most classes of available antibiotics and experts fear it may become untreatable in the future, unless new drugs are found.

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"As gonorrhoea becomes increasingly resistant to antibiotics, it could become untreatable in future and cause serious problems like pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. Trials like this are so important to help us discover new treatment options."

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