unoperated

English

Etymology

un- +‎ operated

Adjective

unoperated (not comparable)

1. Upon which no operation has been performed.
   • 1998 April 17, Jiuyong Xie, David P. McCobb, “Control of Alternative Splicing of Potassium Channels by Stress Hormones”, in Science‎^[1], volume 280, number 5362, →DOI, pages 443–446:

     In six unoperated animals, the ratio varied from 0.59 to 0.83 (mean ± SEM = 0.74 ± 0.02) (Fig. 2 B).

   • 1998 August 7, Isao Hasegawa et al., “Callosal Window Between Prefrontal Cortices: Cognitive Interaction to Retrieve Long-Term Memory”, in Science‎^[2], volume 281, number 5378, →DOI, pages 814–818:

     After diamidino yellow (DY) was injected in anteroventral portions of unilateral inferotemporal cortex, no labeled neurons were detected in the contralateral homotopic areas in the posterior-split preparation (Fig. 2 E), in marked contrast to the unoperated control (Fig. 2 F).