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untreatable

American

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

adjective

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

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

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.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

There are twenty-seven in Sarasota County, and one hundred and fifteen in all of Florida, spreading across the state like some untreatable rash.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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