untreatable
adjective
un·treat·able
ˌən-ˈtrē-tə-bəl 
: not yielding or responsive to medical treatment : not treatable
an untreatable disease
These infections cause an untreatable degeneration of the nervous system …—
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After examining Bryant, the doctor declares that his cancer has spread to his liver and is untreatable.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The collaboration of these technologies could lead to a new era of genetic therapies that empower patients and provide sustainable solutions for previously untreatable conditions.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The root cause of Linda’s whirling-dervish anxiety spiral is the mysterious, seemingly untreatable illness of her young unnamed daughter (Delaney Quinn), heard but unseen almost throughout, aside from the bag attached to her intravenous feeding tube.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Psyched to crack down on Big Pharma’s abuses without having to consider how cutting off supposedly spendthrift infectious disease researchers could lead to your loved one dying of an untreatable illness?
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The collaboration of these technologies could lead to a new era of genetic therapies that empower patients and provide sustainable solutions for previously untreatable conditions.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The root cause of Linda’s whirling-dervish anxiety spiral is the mysterious, seemingly untreatable illness of her young unnamed daughter (Delaney Quinn), heard but unseen almost throughout, aside from the bag attached to her intravenous feeding tube.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Psyched to crack down on Big Pharma’s abuses without having to consider how cutting off supposedly spendthrift infectious disease researchers could lead to your loved one dying of an untreatable illness?
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Untreatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untreatable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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untreatable
adjective
un·treat·able
-ˈtrēt-ə-bəl
: not susceptible to medical treatment
untreatable patients
an untreatable disease
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