untreatable

adjective

un·​treat·​able ˌən-ˈtrē-tə-bəl How to pronounce untreatable (audio)
: not yielding or responsive to medical treatment : not treatable
an untreatable disease
These infections cause an untreatable degeneration of the nervous system …Jared Diamond
The location of the cancer rendered him untreatable by further surgery.Nancy J. Kubel
untreatably adverb

Examples of untreatable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This finding suggests that some suicidality may stem from the assumption that a former player has an untreatable neurodegenerative disease rather than from depression. Greg Licholai Md, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Use a mulch buffer around the base of trees adjacent to a lawn to protect them from direct exposure (for chemicals that trunk bark can absorb) and from accidental injury from mowers or weed-whackers, which can also cause serious and untreatable tree damage. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024 For parents of children with rare, untreatable conditions, easy answers are difficult to come by. Joe and Courtney Dion, STAT, 10 June 2024 This is an excellent example of why tree root zones should be mulched or planted with groundcovers (so nothing needs mowing) to avoid untreatable damage and trip hazards. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for untreatable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of untreatable was in 1865

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“Untreatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untreatable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

untreatable

adjective
un·​treat·​able -ˈtrēt-ə-bəl How to pronounce untreatable (audio)
: not susceptible to medical treatment
untreatable patients
an untreatable disease
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