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
Jared DiamondThe location of the cancer rendered him untreatable by further surgery.—Nancy J. Kubel
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As his condition was untreatable, staff decided to humanely euthanize Yule on Oct. 22.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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
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“Untreatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untreatable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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