untreated

CEFRB2

/əˈntritɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not given medical care or other necessary treatment.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not treated.

Examples

  • The bubonic plague has a case-fatality ratio of 30%-100% if left untreated.

  • Tom's bladder burst due to untreated venereal disease.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

More examples

In context
  • The volume of the flame given out by the untreated wood was estimated at three times that given out by the best treated wood.

  • This short list represents but a few items of an extensive and open-ended list of untreated Indian English lexis.

  • The thrill of eventually finding a job is quickly offset by her untreated depression.

Quick test

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If left blank, the bacterial infection can quickly spread to other parts of the body.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + treated.