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untreatable

American  
[uhn treet-uh-buhl] / ˌʌn ˈtrit ə bəl /

adjective

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


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The disease is progressive and fatal, and has until now been almost entirely untreatable.

From MarketWatch Dec. 29, 2025

The findings mark a significant step towards developing new peptide-based treatments for currently untreatable neurodegenerative conditions.

From Science Daily Oct. 8, 2025

Campaigner Hope Virgo worries some people with long-term and complex eating disorders are being viewed as "untreatable" and "being sent home to die".

From BBC Jan. 21, 2025

In Ukraine, hospitals began to encounter untreatable infections.

From Science Magazine Nov. 27, 2024

An untreatable fungal disease called anthracnose is wiping out the lovely dogwoods not just here but everywhere in America.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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