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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
/ -藞蓲pr蓹-; 瑟n藞蓲p蓹r蓹b蓹l /
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
Derived Forms
- 颈苍藞辞辫别谤补产濒测, adverb
- 颈苍藢辞辫别谤补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of inoperable1
Example Sentences
He said he had 鈥渞endered inoperable鈥 all the guns he was about to use in his demonstration.
In previous evidence to the Commons' Welsh Affairs Committee Ian Davies confirmed that there were "berthing incidents" on 6 and 7 December which rendered both ferry terminals inoperable.
Diamond had been diagnosed with an inoperable sarcoma, a rare kind of cancer, according to his family.
Crowley and her staff have not responded to The Times鈥 questions about which engines were inoperable the day of the fire and the types of repairs they needed.
Many of these types of tumour would have previously been considered inoperable because of where they are situated in an area called the cavernous sinus.
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