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inoperable definition

in·op·er·able (in äp′ər ə bəl)

adjective

not operable; specif.,
  1. not practicable
  2. that will not practicably allow of surgical operation an inoperable cancer
  3. inoperative

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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