First Known Use: 1886
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inoperable
adjective in·op·er·a·ble \(ˌ)in-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-bəl\
medical : not able to be corrected or removed by surgery
: not capable of being used
Full Definition of INOPERABLE
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: not treatable or remediable by surgery
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Origin of INOPERABLE
probably from French inopérable
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
Medical Dictionary
inoperable
adjective in·op·er·a·ble \(ˈ)in-ˈäp-(ə-)rə-bəl\
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\ noun, plural in·op·er·a·bil·i·ties
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