incurable vs operable

incurable

adj
  • Irremediable, incorrigible. 

  • Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless. 

noun
  • One who cannot be cured. 

operable

adj
  • Able to be put into operation; practicable 

  • Able to be operated or used 

  • Able to be treated by surgery 

How often have the words incurable and operable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )