non-operative
/ˌnɒnˈɒp.ər.ə.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈɑː.pɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/ (ame, ipa)
non-operative — 形容詞
1. describes a medical treatment, plan, or patient where the doctors choose not to
非手術的
不動手術的醫療方式
describes a medical treatment, plan, or patient where the doctors choose not to use surgery, often using medicine, rest, or other gentler care instead.
Putri's doctor recommended a non-operative approach for her shoulder injury, starting with rest and physiotherapy.
Putri 的醫生建議她肩部受傷採用非手術的方式，先以休息和物理治療開始。
attributive: non-operative + approach for managing injury
After reviewing the scans, the surgeon decided that Liang was a good candidate for non-operative care.
看完影像後，外科醫生認為 Liang 適合接受非手術的治療。
collocation: non-operative care
Most early-stage cases respond well to non-operative treatment such as braces, ice packs, and physical therapy.
多數初期的案例都能透過非手術的治療收到不錯的效果，例如護具、冰敷和物理治療。
Eli's parents preferred a non-operative plan because their son was too young for major surgery.
Eli 的父母偏好非手術的計畫，因為兒子還太小，不適合做大手術。
For mild back pain, doctors usually start with non-operative methods before talking about an operation.
遇到輕微背痛，醫生通常會先採用非手術的方法，再考慮是否動手術。
- nonsurgical
near-identical meaning; more common in American medical writing
- conservative
broader — any cautious, less invasive medical approach, not only avoiding surgery
文法句型
non-operative + treatment/management/approach
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before nouns like 'treatment', 'management', 'approach', 'care', or 'plan'. Typical in medical writing and clinical conversation; rare in everyday speech, where 'without surgery' is more common.