Treatable
/ˈtriːtəbl/adjective
Able to be healed or made better with medical care.
The illness is treatable with medication.
Often appears as...
- treatable disease
- treatable condition
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Technical
adjective
Capable of being managed or controlled.
His aggressive behavior is treatable with therapy.
Often appears as...
- treatable behavior
- treatable problem
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Academic
adjective
Able to be healed or made better with medical care.
The illness is treatable with medication.
Often appears as...
- treatable disease
- treatable condition
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Capable of being managed or controlled.
His aggressive behavior is treatable with therapy.
Often appears as...
- treatable behavior
- treatable problem
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Medical Nuance
Indicates possibility of improvement with treatment, not necessarily a cure.
The condition is treatable, but we are not talking about a complete cure.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Outlook
Often used to reassure and convey hope regarding medical conditions.
Thankfully, the doctor said her symptoms are treatable.
Pro Tip 3/3Treatment Availability
Suggests that effective treatments exist, but not everyone might have access.
Malaria is treatable, yet is still a major problem where treatments are scarce.
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controllablecurehealmanageableremediablereversible
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Dean Ornish: Healing...
more likely to get sick and die prematurely. And depression is treatable. We need to do something about that. Now on the other hand, anything that promotes intimacy is healing. It can be sexual intimacy -- I happen to think healing energy and erotic energy are just different forms of the same thing. Friendship, altruism, compassion, service --
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The Power of Photography...
treatable just because of the conditions in the camps of the conditions in eastern Congo she passed away and maybe when we leave this auditorium think quite deeply about how implicated we all are in this conflict I'm not saying don't buy any of these products I'm not saying don't use any of these products
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Depression, the secret...
And you set out to find treatment for it. But if you have a perfectly awful life, and you feel miserable all the time, the way you feel is commensurate with your life, and it doesn't occur to you to think, "Maybe this is treatable." And so we have an epidemic in this country
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What causes heartburn? -...
Ongoing reflux can also damage the cells lining the esophagus--a rare condition called Barrett’s esophagus, which can elevate the risk of esophageal cancer. Luckily, heartburn is often treatable with a range of medicines that can help
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Brain health in...
way of a solution including the very high degree of social stigma associated with treatable mental disorders inhibiting people from seeking healthcare and the insufficient number of mental health professionals available
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How women are...
The country was devastated. The children I was caring for in the hospitals were dying from treatable conditions, because we didn't have equipment or medicine to save them. I was tempted to pack my bag and run away.
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The Incredible...
About one in eight US women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. And globally, millions of women suffer from breast cancer every year. But it is quite treatable if detected early.
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For Children With...
diagnosed as having clubfoot and the whole family wants me to terminate the pregnancy we want to talk to you see I said oh my god terminating pregnancy for clubfoot are treatable condition clubfoot is one of
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Why I photograph the...
In other words, I was officially diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, incurable brain cancer. Not my best day. My cancer is treatable, but it's highly recurrent.
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How childhood trauma...
This is treatable. This is beatable. The single most important thing that we need today is the courage to look this problem in the face
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Dean Ornish: Healing...
more likely to get sick and die prematurely. And depression is treatable. We need to do something about that. Now on the other hand, anything that promotes intimacy is healing. It can be sexual intimacy -- I happen to think healing energy and erotic energy are just different forms of the same thing. Friendship, altruism, compassion, service --
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The Power of Photography...
treatable just because of the conditions in the camps of the conditions in eastern Congo she passed away and maybe when we leave this auditorium think quite deeply about how implicated we all are in this conflict I'm not saying don't buy any of these products I'm not saying don't use any of these products
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
And you set out to find treatment for it. But if you have a perfectly awful life, and you feel miserable all the time, the way you feel is commensurate with your life, and it doesn't occur to you to think, "Maybe this is treatable." And so we have an epidemic in this country
Video examples
What causes heartburn? -...
Ongoing reflux can also damage the cells lining the esophagus--a rare condition called Barrett’s esophagus, which can elevate the risk of esophageal cancer. Luckily, heartburn is often treatable with a range of medicines that can help
Video examples
Brain health in...
way of a solution including the very high degree of social stigma associated with treatable mental disorders inhibiting people from seeking healthcare and the insufficient number of mental health professionals available
Video examples
How women are...
The country was devastated. The children I was caring for in the hospitals were dying from treatable conditions, because we didn't have equipment or medicine to save them. I was tempted to pack my bag and run away.
Video examples
The Incredible...
About one in eight US women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. And globally, millions of women suffer from breast cancer every year. But it is quite treatable if detected early.
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For Children With...
diagnosed as having clubfoot and the whole family wants me to terminate the pregnancy we want to talk to you see I said oh my god terminating pregnancy for clubfoot are treatable condition clubfoot is one of
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Why I photograph the...
In other words, I was officially diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, incurable brain cancer. Not my best day. My cancer is treatable, but it's highly recurrent.
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How childhood trauma...
This is treatable. This is beatable. The single most important thing that we need today is the courage to look this problem in the face
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American Baseball Player
The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.
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David Furnish
Canadian Director
In strictly medical terms, there's no difference between HIV and diabetes; they're not curable, but they're very, very highly treatable, and early information is power. The only thing - literally the only thing - that is different is the stigma. And we have to overcome it, because it is now the only reason people are dying.
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Jane Pauley
American Journalist
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of things, I didn't suffer the misconception that depression was all in my head or a mark of poor character. I knew it was a disease, and, like all diseases, was treatable.
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Barton Gellman
American Journalist
First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
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Shannon Purser
American Actress
At some point, I stumbled across an article about OCD. As I read, I was blown away by how identical the writer's description was to what I was experiencing. It was overwhelmingly comforting to finally realize that I wasn't alone and that nothing was wrong with me. It was a treatable disorder.
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Larry Hagman
American Actor
As J.R. I could get away with anything - bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer. I will be receiving treatment while working on the new 'Dallas' series.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
Rihanna told me her parents used to argue so intensely, she used to get these headaches, these migraines that were almost not even treatable with medicine. The moment her parents separated, her migraines went away.
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Don Baylor
American Coach
I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.
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Andy Dunn
American Businessman
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) cannot be medicated. It is treatable only through therapy. The problem is therapy is rarely sought by the afflicted. It cannot be cured.
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Paul Farmer
American Educator
So I can't show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American Baseball Player
The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.
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David Furnish
Canadian Director
In strictly medical terms, there's no difference between HIV and diabetes; they're not curable, but they're very, very highly treatable, and early information is power. The only thing - literally the only thing - that is different is the stigma. And we have to overcome it, because it is now the only reason people are dying.
Quote examples
Jane Pauley
American Journalist
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of things, I didn't suffer the misconception that depression was all in my head or a mark of poor character. I knew it was a disease, and, like all diseases, was treatable.
Quote examples
Barton Gellman
American Journalist
First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
Quote examples
Shannon Purser
American Actress
At some point, I stumbled across an article about OCD. As I read, I was blown away by how identical the writer's description was to what I was experiencing. It was overwhelmingly comforting to finally realize that I wasn't alone and that nothing was wrong with me. It was a treatable disorder.
Quote examples
Larry Hagman
American Actor
As J.R. I could get away with anything - bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer. I will be receiving treatment while working on the new 'Dallas' series.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
Rihanna told me her parents used to argue so intensely, she used to get these headaches, these migraines that were almost not even treatable with medicine. The moment her parents separated, her migraines went away.
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Don Baylor
American Coach
I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.
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Andy Dunn
American Businessman
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) cannot be medicated. It is treatable only through therapy. The problem is therapy is rarely sought by the afflicted. It cannot be cured.
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Paul Farmer
American Educator
So I can't show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable.
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