treatable

[ tree-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to be treated, especially medically:

   Some diseases are treatable but not curable.

Other Words From

• treata·bili·ty noun
• non·treata·ble adjective
• un·treata·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of treatable¹

treat + -able

Example Sentences

“No child should ever have to ask why their mummy isn’t coming home. No husband should be without their wife. And no parents should have to bury their daughter for something that is so treatable,” Faye said.

From BBC

Prof Wright said it would lead to more families being diagnosed as early as possible and that more disorders would be treatable in future.

From BBC

Genomics England said the entire focus of the study was on treatable conditions occurring early in childhood, and no decisions had yet been made on how whole genome sequences would be used in the future.

From BBC

“It’s totally treatable, the prognosis is very good, I will not die, and this is not my last summer on Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times

Assuring the fans that it’s highly treatable and that the doctors will be aggressive, in true Mommy fashion she rebels against the diagnosis by roasting it.

From Los Angeles Times