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incurability

8.8

A state in which a disease cannot be cured

noun
/ɪnˌkjʊrəˈbɪlɪti/

Specialized

: incurabilidad

The doctor discussed the incurability of the genetic disorder with the patient's family.

Examples

Her incurability left the family feeling hopeless.
The doctor discussed the incurability of the disease.
Medical researchers are constantly searching for solutions to diseases known for their incurability.
She refused to give up hope despite the suggested incurability of her illness.
The doctor explained that the patient's incurability meant he would need palliative care instead.
Many diseases were once thought to be a matter of incurability, but advances in medicine have changed that view.
Despite initial optimism, the prognosis was grim due to the incurability of the illness.

Synonyms

incurableness

vsincurability

Specialized

9.9

The state of an illness that cannot be cured

is identical in meaning but uses a different noun ending in writing

Antonyms

curability

Specialized

1 6.3

How possible it is to heal a disease

recoverability

6.8

How easily people can fix something and use it again after damage

How Curable

curability

Specialized

1 6.3

treatability

Specialized

6.0

intractability

1 9.6

refractory

Specialized

1 8.9

incurability

Specialized

8.8

Surface Forms

incurability singular

incurabilities plural

Morphology

incurability = incurable (transparent) = in + cure + able + ity

This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'incurable', meaning the state or quality of being incurable.

Etymology

Incurability comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and cure meaning 'to care for' or 'to heal', just like the common word cure. So, in medicine an incurability is the quality of something that cannot be healed or made well.