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incurable

adjective/ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/

not able to be cured or remedied

Despite the advancements in medicine, she was diagnosed with an incurable disease that left her with no options for treatment.

untreatablepermanenthopeless
word origin — from Latin 'incurabilis', from 'in-' meaning 'not' and 'curabilis' from 'curare' meaning 'to cure'