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Amputation

//ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən// noun

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

Etymology

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

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