Examples of treatable in a Sentence
The infection is treatable with antibiotics.
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The report revealed a stark rate of premature death for Indigenous people, who in several states — South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota — had the highest premature death rates of any groups in any state, with deaths caused largely by conditions that were treatable.
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Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
Haywood said prostate cancer is very treatable, and only about 3% of men die from it.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The disease, the second-most common form of cancer for men, had been caught in its early stages and was considered highly treatable, the Pentagon said.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
The condition is treatable, according to Elizabeth Austin, an assistant professor of psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
Scalise, the No. 2 ranking House Republican, was diagnosed with a treatable form of blood cancer in August.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
Without access to preventative care, many uninsured Americans are at a higher risk of dying from these preventable and treatable illnesses.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Just ask Crista Eggers, who has been trying to legalize medical marijuana since 2019 to treat her son, Colton, who suffers daily epileptic seizures that his physicians believe are treatable with cannabis.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
Haywood said prostate cancer is very treatable, and only about 3% of men die from it.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The disease, the second-most common form of cancer for men, had been caught in its early stages and was considered highly treatable, the Pentagon said.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
The condition is treatable, according to Elizabeth Austin, an assistant professor of psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
Scalise, the No. 2 ranking House Republican, was diagnosed with a treatable form of blood cancer in August.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
Without access to preventative care, many uninsured Americans are at a higher risk of dying from these preventable and treatable illnesses.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Just ask Crista Eggers, who has been trying to legalize medical marijuana since 2019 to treat her son, Colton, who suffers daily epileptic seizures that his physicians believe are treatable with cannabis.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Treatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treatable. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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treatable
adjective
treat·able
ˈtrēt-ə-bəl 
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