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inoperable
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inoperable /in·op·er·a·ble/ (in-op´er-ah-b'l) not susceptible to treatment by surgery.
in·op·er·a·ble (n-pr--bl, -pr-)
adj.
Unsuitable for a surgical procedure.
in·oper·a·bili·ty n.
inoperable
[inop′ərəbəl]
Etymology: L, in + operari, to work
pertaining to a medical condition that would not benefit from surgical intervention or for which the risk outweighs the benefits.
inoperable [in-op´er-ah-b'l]
not susceptible to treatment by surgery.
inoperable
not susceptible to treatment by surgery.
inoperable
adjective Referring to a Pt's condition, especially, a disseminated CA, that won't benefit from surgery
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