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operability|ɒpərəˈbɪlɪtɪ| [f. next + -bility.] The state of being operable; spec. in Med., suitability for surgical treatment.
1905Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. XXXII. 481 (heading) Brain tumors: a study of clinical and post-mortem records bearing on their operability. 1910Practitioner Jan. 84 The question of operability or otherwise is a matter in which surgeons differ considerably. 1922Ann. Surg. LXXVI. 396 In estimating the final value of any operative procedure for the cure of cancer, the operability rate is the crux of the situation. 1952Sci. Amer. Sept. 104/2 The gun parts could be interchanged among all 10 without affecting the guns' operability. 1972Brit. Jrnl. Dis. Chest LXVI. 162 (heading) The value of mediastinoscopy in assessing operability in carcinoma of the lung. 1975J. Howlett Christmas Spy iii. vi. 96 Zürich had been correct about the operability of two-way traffic. |