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UNTREATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye
Classified under:
Similar:
unstained (not stained)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not subjected to chemical or physical treatment
Example:
an untreated fabric
Classified under:
Similar:
raw (not processed or refined)
Also:
unprocessed (not altered from an original or natural state)
Antonym:
treated (subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not given medical care or treatment
Example:
the untreated wounded lay on makeshift cots
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
treated (given medical care or treatment)
Context examples:
The targeted nanoparticles inhibited body weight gain by about 10% compared to untreated mice, or to mice treated with Rosi in solution or in nontargeted nanoparticles.
(Nanoparticles target, transform fat tissue, NIH)
It occurs many years following the original infection which remained untreated.
(Neurosyphilis, NCI Thesaurus)
Both versions inhibited the immune response compared to the immune response seen in infected but untreated cells.
(Natural lipid acts as potent anti-inflammatory, National Institutes of Health)
If you don't see your doctor, these problems will go untreated.
(Erectile Dysfunction, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Complete removal is recommended, since it continues to enlarge if left untreated.
(Ossifying Fibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual's clothing fits differently between the treated and untreated breast since treatment for breast cancer.
(Fit of Clothing Difference Since Breast Cancer Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
If untreated, it may lead to death.
(Plague, NCI Thesaurus)
Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion may be a sign of a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL), which may become cervical cancer if untreated.
(Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion, NCI Dictionary)
A question about whether an individual's bra fits differently between the treated and untreated breast since treatment for breast cancer.
(Fit of Bra Difference Since Breast Cancer Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
If left untreated, it leads to vision and hearing loss, infections, alopecia and ataxia.
(Biotinidase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
