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inoperable

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in⋅op⋅er⋅a⋅ble

  [in-op-er-uh-buhl, -op-ruh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not operable or practicable.
2. Medicine/Medical. not admitting of a surgical operation because the pathological condition is not amenable to cure by surgery or because of undue risk. Compare operable (def. 1).
Origin:
1885–90; in- 3 + operable
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in·op·er·a·ble   (ĭn-ŏp'ər-ə-bəl, -ŏp'rə-)   
adj.  

  1. Not functioning; inoperative.

  2. Unsuitable for a surgical procedure: an inoperable tumor.

in·op'er·a·bil'i·ty n., in·op'er·a·bly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·op·er·a·ble
Pronunciation: (')in-'äp-(&-)r&-b&l
Function: adjective
: not treatable or remediableby or suitable for surgery inoperable cancer> inoperable> —in·op·er·a·bil·i·ty /(")in-"äp-(&-)r&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inoperable in·op·er·a·ble (ĭn-ŏp'ər-ə-bəl, -ŏp'rə-)
adj.
Unsuitable for a surgical procedure.

in·op'er·a·bil'i·ty n.

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