Recent Examples on the WebThe mother, in her 60s, was suffering from cancer, while her daughters, in their 40s, had incurable illnesses, according to an official in the city of Suwon, about 25 miles south of Seoul. Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Polio can cause incurable paralysis and death, but most people in the US are protected by vaccination. Liam Reilly, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 It ultimately was diagnosed as glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable form of cancer. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 Her treatment in the second trimester would be a mastectomy with removal of all of the lymph nodes in her left armpit, which would have raised her risk of lymphedema, an incurable fluid buildup in her arm. Gina Kolata, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Her treatment in the second trimester would be a mastectomy with removal of all of the lymph nodes in her left armpit, which would have raised her risk of lymphedema, an incurable fluid buildup in her arm.New York Times, 23 July 2022 Some of this is in consequence of Johnson’s own incurable temperament and ungovernable appetites. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 11 July 2022 Lauren died of something horrible, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a type of incurable brain tumor that preys on children. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 June 2022 The incurable disease is very rare, with fewer than 20,000 cases in the United States per year. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin incurabilis, from Latin in- + curabilis curable