1) Not operable or practicable 2) Not suitable for surgery 3) On the fritz 4) Unfit for use 5) Unserviceable 6) Unsuitable for surgery 7) Unusable 1) Unserviceable 
not suitable to be operated upon.
Describes a condition that cannot be treated by surgery.
Not suitable to be operated upon. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(in-op´әr-ә-bәl) not susceptible to treatment by surgery.
Type: Term Pronunciation: in-op′ĕr-ă-bĕl Definitions: 1. Denoting that which cannot be operated on, or a condition that cannot likely be cured by surgery.
[adj] - not able to perform its normal function 2. [adj] - not suitable for surgery
inoperable 1. Too far advanced for effective surgery. A description of a medical condition that has advanced to a stage at which surgical intervention would serve no useful purpose.2. Not practical; not practical or workable.
Refers to a cancer that cannot be removed by surgery, either because the cancer has spread to nearby organs or because removal might cause too much damage to normal tissue.
adjective not suitable for surgery; `metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable`
not operable or practicable. · not admitting of a surgical operation because the pathological condition is not amenable to cure by surgery or because of undue risk. Cf. operable (def. 1).