incurable

  • 1incurable — [ ɛ̃kyrabl ] adj. • 1314; bas lat. incurabilis 1 ♦ Qui ne peut être guéri. ⇒ inguérissable. « Pour ma maladie, elle est incurable, puisqu elle date de quatre vingts ans » (Voltaire). Malade incurable. ⇒ condamné, fam. 2. fichu, perdu. Subst. Les… …

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  • 2Incurable — In*cur a*ble, a. [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See {In } not, and {Curable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease. [1913 Webster] A scirrhus is not absolutely… …

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  • 3incurable — Incurable. adj. de t. g. Qui ne peut estre gueri. Mal incurable. maladie incurable. playe incurable. cet homme est incurable. l Hospital des Incurables …

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  • 4incurable — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Que no se puede curar: enfermo incurable. enfermedad incurable …

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  • 5incurable — que no se puede curar espontáneamente o con los conocimientos actuales Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. incurable Que no responde al tratamiento médico o quirúrgico …

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  • 6incurable — (adj.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. incurable (13c.), from L.L. incurabilis, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + curabilis curable (see CURABLE (Cf. curable)). Related: Incurably …

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  • 7incurable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be cured. ► NOUN ▪ an incurable person. DERIVATIVES incurability noun incurably adverb …

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  • 8incurable — [in kyoor′ə bəl] adj. [OFr < LL incurabilis] not curable; that cannot be remedied or corrected n. a person having an incurable disease or disorder incurability n. incurably adv …

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  • 9Incurable — In*cur a*ble, n. A person diseased beyond cure. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10incurable — index deadly, incorrigible, irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, irreversible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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