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intractable
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intractable /in·trac·ta·ble/ (in-trak´tah-b'l) resistant to cure, relief, or control.
in·trac·ta·ble (n-trkt-bl)
adj.
1. Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn.
2. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure.
in·tracta·bili·ty n.
intractable
[intrak′təbəl]
Etymology: L, intractabilis, hard to manage
having no relief, such as a symptom or a disease that is not relieved by the therapeutic measures used.
intractable
unmanageable, intolerable.


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