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inoperable

 
Dictionary: in·op·er·a·ble   (ĭn-ŏp'ər-ə-bəl, -ŏp'rə-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not functioning; inoperative.
  2. Unsuitable for a surgical procedure: an inoperable tumor.
inoperability in·op'er·a·bil'i·ty n.
inoperably in·op'er·a·bly adv.

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Medical Dictionary: in·op·er·a·ble
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(ĭn-ŏp'ər-ə-bəl, -ŏp'rə-)
adj.

Unsuitable for a surgical procedure.

in·op'er·a·bil'i·ty n.
Veterinary Dictionary: inoperable
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Not susceptible to treatment by surgery.

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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
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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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