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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Her great-grandmom’s sudden death due to the then untreatable disease tuberculosis caused all those hardships.
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In the new study, the researchers have focused on one of the rarest—and previously untreatable—flavors of LCA which affects the gene for AIPL1, which is essential for both the development and function of photoreceptor cells.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The new pet comes just a few months after Queen Camilla's rescue dog Beth died, being put down due to having an untreatable tumor.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In the new study, the researchers have focused on one of the rarest—and previously untreatable—flavors of LCA which affects the gene for AIPL1, which is essential for both the development and function of photoreceptor cells.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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“Untreatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untreatable. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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