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unresectable

unresectable adjective: of a tumor: unable to be removed through surgery because of the size and/or complexity, or because removal would risk life-threatening damage to vital organs.

Adjective

unresectable (not comparable)

  1. Of a tumor: unable to be removed through surgery because of the size and/or complexity, or because removal would risk life-threatening damage to vital organs.

Origin of unresectable

From un- + resectable; see resect.

Questions about unresectable

What does unresectable mean?
Unresectable means of a tumor: unable to be removed through surgery because of the size and/or complexity, or because removal would risk life-threatening damage to vital organs.
What part of speech is unresectable?
Unresectable is an adjective.

Words near unresectable in the dictionary

  1. unresealed
  2. unresearchability
  3. unresearchable
  4. unresearched
  5. unresectability
  6. unresectable
  7. unresected
  8. unreseeded
  9. unresemblant
  10. unresemble
  11. unresembled

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