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treatable
[tree-tuh-buhl]
Other Word Forms
- treatability noun
- nontreatable adjective
- untreatable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of treatable1
Example Sentences
Clinicians, unaware that their patients’ pain stems from a treatable medical condition, end up dismissing it as anxiety or ignoring it completely.
He said the cancer, while "incredibly rare", is treatable and he is expected to make a full recovery after treatment which will involve complex abdominal surgery and chemotherapy.
While the world tries to curb antibiotic overuse, a parallel tragedy plays out quietly in poorer nations: people dying from treatable infections because the right drugs are out of reach.
Many other NIH-funded advancements represent what is now considered common knowledge, such as the relationship between cholesterol and cardiovascular health, or standard practice, such as screening newborns for serious diseases that may be treatable with early medical intervention.
CAR T cell therapy has improved outcomes for many patients with persistent blood cancers, and clinical trials are ongoing to discover other cancers that might be treatable with CAR T cell therapies.
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