incurable condition
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5.5
- noun
- /ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl kənˈdɪʃən/
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enfermedad incurable
- From that first night of dancing in Ringling, my father's attachment to the half-frail, half-vital young woman at Moss Agate flamed so long and strong that in the end it must be asked if his, too, didn't constitute an incurable condition.
Examples
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Tragically, by the time of diagnosis, sufferers may already have children who must consider the prospect of having a test that may confirm that they are fated to develop an incurable condition.
Academic text (2011) -
The patient must have an incurable condition causing severe, unrelenting suffering.
Academic text (2001) -
Professor Mark Baker, director of clinical practice at NICE, said: 'Asthma is a long-term incurable condition that affects millions of people of all ages.'
Academic text (2015) -
He suffered from liver fluke, an incurable condition caused by a meal of undercooked escargots many years ago.
Fiction book (1996) -
Asthma is considered an incurable condition that requires lifelong management.
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Many patients face the reality of living with an incurable condition like diabetes or arthritis.
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After multiple tests, the doctors confirmed that he has an incurable condition affecting his mobility.
Antonyms
How Curable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a health problem that cannot be cured' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'incurable' (cannot be cured) with 'condition' (an illness). This adjectival modifier + noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Incurable condition comes from adding in- ('not') to cure ('to heal'), so it literally names a sickness that cannot be made well. That's why it means a health problem that cannot be cured.