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Meanings of refractory in English
Catalan
refractari Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace.
Synonyms
Examples for "stubborn"
Examples for "stubborn"
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In the most stubborn pockets of crime and poverty, police make thousands.
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The pig is perhaps the most stubborn and courageous animal in India.
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If she insists on being stubborn, however, well...well, we'll need your help.
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They talked of horses and argued over training methods with stubborn animals.
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Bendigo, while stable, has a stubborn number of concerning and active cases.
Usage of refractory in English
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Nevertheless, EBD was still the treatment option for refractory cases of stenosis.
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Background: The use of rituximab for refractory autoimmune blistering diseases is increasing.
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However, treatment options for advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancers are still relatively inefficient.
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Cingulotomy remains a viable treatment option for patients with severe treatment-refractory OCD.
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Conclusion: SLE patients with delayed treatment and refractory disease have poorer prognosis.
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Methods: The authors studied 40 consecutive patients undergoing ATL for refractory epilepsy.
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Patients and methods: Eligible patients had relapsed or refractory lymphoma or sarcoma.
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Conclusions: GLM may be considered in the management of refractory JIA-related uveitis.
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Experimental design: Patients with advanced refractory solid tumors received a 2-h i.v.
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Intervention: Patients with sight-threatening uveitis refractory to cyclosporine were treated with tacrolimus.
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Eligible patients had relapsed or refractory CD22-positive B-NHL without major organ dysfunction.
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Objective: To determine the efficacy of prolotherapy for refractory rotator cuff disease.
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Their symptoms were more refractory to conservative treatment than the nonathletes group.
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The rare-earths possess the property of selectivity and are fortunately highly refractory.
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The remaining 3 patients were primarily refractory to both imatinib and chemotherapy.
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These findings may be clinically relevant in the treatment of drug-refractory ARL.
About this term
Frequent collocations
More collocations
Refractory through the time
Refractory across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common