- Not functioning; inoperative.
- Unsuitable for a surgical procedure: an inoperable tumor.
inoperably in·op'er·a·bly adv.
Dictionary:
in·op·er·a·ble (ĭn-ŏp'ər-ə-bəl, -ŏp'rə-) ![]() |
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| Medical Dictionary: in·op·er·a·ble |
Unsuitable for a surgical procedure.
in·op'er·a·bil'i·ty n.| Veterinary Dictionary: inoperable |
Not susceptible to treatment by surgery.
| WordNet: inoperable |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
not able to perform its normal function
Synonym: unusable
Meaning #2:
not suitable for surgery
Antonym: operable (meaning #1)
| Translations: Inoperable |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som ikke kan betjenes, som ikke kan opereres
Nederlands (Dutch)
onuitvoerbaar, niet te gebruiken, niet werkend
Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) inopérable, inexploitable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - undurchführbar, inoperabel, nicht operierbar
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ιατρ.) ανεπίδεκτος εγχειρήσεως
Italiano (Italian)
inattuabile, non operabile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inoperável
Русский (Russian)
неоперабельный, неприменимый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - inoperable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som inte kan opereras, ogenomförbar
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不能动手术的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能動手術的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수술 불가능한, 실행할 수 없는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 手術不能の, 実行のできない, 実施できない
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متعذر إجراء جراحه عليه, متعذر التطبيق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא מעשי, שאין לנתחו, לא נתיח, שאינו בר-ביצוע
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