stubborn disease
Unyielding medical condition
A stubborn disease resists treatment or refuses to go away despite medical intervention.
The phrase appears in both medical contexts and everyday speech: She's been battling a stubborn disease for years.
The stubbornness lies in the disease's persistence, not the patient's attitude.
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- flare upSuddenly worsen or intensify
- intractableImpossible to manage
- chronicPersisting over time
- long haulProlonged difficult undertaking
recalcitrant · persistent · autoimmune disorder · unyielding · tenacious · uphill battle · entrenched · chronic illness · neurological disorder · refractory · deep-seated · nonresponsive · resistant · medical mystery · antibiotic resistance · second opinion · support networks · palliative care
- Citrus Problemscitrus canker, citrus greening, cachexia