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 …—

Jared Diamond

The location of the cancer rendered him untreatable by further surgery.—

Nancy J. Kubel

untreatably

ˌən-ˈtrē-tə-blē

adverb

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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 The Jack Russell Terrier had an untreatable tumor and had to be put down over the weekend, People reported Monday. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024 Not only did Chelsea have Rett syndrome, an untreatable neurological disorder, but scientists knew little about the condition. —

Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024 As his condition was untreatable, staff decided to humanely euthanize Yule on Oct. 22. —

Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for untreatable