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unoperated

unoperated

6.1
Not having had surgery
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈɒpəreɪtɪd/
translation icon : no operado
  • Unfortunately, however, few studies exist documenting the long-term natural history of unoperated spiral metacarpal fractures.
  • unoperated metacarpals

Examples

  • Nor was there any statistically significant difference between the unoperated and operated ears.

    Academic text (1999)
  • After the assessment, the specialist noted that the unoperated knee showed no signs of improvement compared to the one that had surgery.

  • However, we believe it is important to get this message out there before the natural history of unoperated orbital floors is forgotten.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Another fitting for the unoperated ear will enable testing of the same AHA used in the experiment on the operated ear.

    Academic text (1998)
  • There are few studies that document the long-term natural history of power recovery in unoperated nonscissoring spiral metacarpal fractures.

    Academic text (2015)
  • However, there are a number of well-documented cases of unoperated orbital floor fractures in the literature, culminating in diplopia or enophthalmos in a few patients.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If the shortening that occurs in these unoperated metacarpals does not cause a decrease in power in reality, then the justification for surgery only has a basis in inaccurate theory.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We conducted a prospective consecutive case series of unoperated, nonscissoring spiral metacarpal fractures to document the effect of conservative management on resultant power in the hand despite the metacarpal shortening that is often associated with these fractures.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The doctor explained that the patient had an unoperated eye, which meant they had not yet undergone the necessary surgery.

  • Many athletes continue to train despite their unoperated injuries, hoping to avoid surgery until the off-season.

How Operated

operative
  • Specialized
7 7.0
unoperated
6.1

Surface Forms

unoperated positive

Morphology

unoperated = operated (transparent) = un + operate + ed

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'un-' added to 'operated' to mean 'not having been operated on', which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Unoperated starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest is operate, from an old word meaning 'to work' and the same root as operation and operator. So unoperated means 'not worked on', and in medicine it describes something that has not had 'surgery'.