inoperable
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adjective \(ˌ)in-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-bəl\Definition of INOPERABLE
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: not treatable or remediable by surgery
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See Examples of INOPERABLE
- a patient with inoperable cancer
- The device makes the car inoperable when a key is not used to start it.
Origin of INOPERABLE
probably from French inopérable
First Known Use: 1886
Related to INOPERABLE
- Synonyms
- down, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), malfunctioning, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission
- Antonyms
- functional, functioning, operable, operant, operating, operational, operative, running, working
in·op·er·a·ble
adjective \(ˈ)in-ˈäp-(ə-)rə-bəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of INOPERABLE
: not treatable or remediable by or suitable for surgery <an advanced and inoperable cancer> <a developing cataract still inoperable>
—in·op·er·a·bil·i·ty \(ˌ)in-ˌäp-(ə-)rə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ (audio pronunciation) noun, plural ; in·op·er·a·bil·i·ties
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