noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a surgical removal of all or part of a limb wordnet
3. 3
   the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abscissionanastomotic operationannihilationbloodless operationbutcheringcapital operation

Example

More examples

"Have you considered amputation?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).

Related phrases

Ewing amputation

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