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Definition of Operable

1. Adjective. Capable of being treated by surgical operation. "An operable cancer"

2. Adjective. Fit or ready for use or service. "The dishwasher is now in working order"

3. Adjective. Usable for a specific purpose. "A practicable solution"

Definition of Operable

1. a. Practicable.

Definition of Operable

1. Adjective. Able to be operated or used ¹

2. Adjective. Able to be put into operation; practicable ¹

3. Adjective. Able to be treated by surgery ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Operable

1. usable [adj] : OPERABLY [adv] - See also: usable

Medical Definition of Operable

1. Denoting a patient or condition on which a surgical procedure can be performed with a reasonable expectation of cure or relief. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Operable

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opera star operabilities operability operable (current term) operably operad operads operagoer operagoers operagoing

operagoings operalike operameter operand operanda operands operandum operant

Literary usage of Operable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1920)
"In the operable cases, one of the three procedures may be adopted: The uterus may be left in ... The operable carcinoma of the body of the uterus is such an ..."

2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1905)
"The result of this study is as follows: Out of 424 cases 30, or J%, were operable; 338, or 80%, were inoperable, and 56, or 13%, were placed in the doubtful ..."

3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"operable. 2 weeks. i month. Poor final. Type II. Reduction under anaesthetic (ether) followed by a splint or cast, usually the latter. ..."

4. Operative Midwifery by John Martin Munro Kerr (1908)
"The terms ' operable ' and ' inoperable,' as applied to carcinoma of the cervix, ... Lastly, Spencer,* according to his table, found the operable cases in ..."

5. Annual Energy Outlook 2001: With Projections to 2020 edited by Mary J. Hotzler (2001)
"No new nuclear units are expected to become operable by 2020, because natural gas and coal-fired ... Projected operable nuclear capacity in three cases, ..."

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