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inoperable
[ in-op-er-uh-buhl, -op-ruh-buhl ]
adjective
- not operable or practicable.
- 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 ).
inoperable
/ -ˈɒprə-; ɪnˈɒpərəbəl /
adjective
- incapable of being implemented or operated; unworkable
- surgery not suitable for operation without risk, esp (of a malignant tumour) because metastasis has rendered surgery useless
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Derived Forms
- inˈoperably, adverb
- inˌoperaˈbility, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inoperable1
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Example Sentences
But momentum is building to force manufacturers to install ‘kill switches’ that render stolen phones inoperable.
ABC News reported Monday morning that Scott had inoperable brain cancer.
A week ago, Bill called to tell me that he had pancreatic cancer and that it was inoperable.
Similarly, at the present time, post-basic meningitis of infants is rightly deemed inoperable.
In inoperable cases benefit may follow the use of the X-rays, or of radium.
The fourth case supposes the cancer is inoperable but the child viable.
The third case is that of an inoperable cancer and an inviable child.
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