Definition

Something that cannot be cured or healed.

Example

The disease was deemed immedicable, leaving the doctors with no treatment options.

Conversation

I heard about that disease; it’s completely immedicable.

Yeah, that’s really unfortunate to hear.

It makes you realize how important prevention is.

Absolutely, we should all take better care of our health.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Immedicable is formed from "in-" (meaning not) and "medicabilis" (from Latin "medicabilis", meaning curable or treatable). The word describes a condition that is not curable or treatable.

Memory Tip

Think of 'not' ('in-') being combined with 'curable' ('medicabilis') to remember that 'immedicable' means something that cannot be cured.

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