Amputation

/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

Synonyms for "amputation" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

abscissionanastomotic operationannihilationbloodless operationbutcheringcapital operationchoppingcleavagecompensating operationcorneal transplantcrescent operation

Strong matches (21)

cuttingdestructiondichotomyelective operationeliminationemergency operationenucleationeradicationexcisionexclusionexploratory operationextinctionextirpationfenestration operationfissionheart transplantinterval operation

Related words (35)

kidney transplantlacerationmajor operationminor operationmutilationoperationorgan transplantorgan transplantationpalliative operationradical operationremovalrendingrescissionresectionrippingscissionsectionseveranceslashingslicing
Show 8 more words
splittingsurgerysurgical interventionsurgical operationsurgical techniquetearingthe knifetransplant
Noun(7 words)
limb lossloss of limbmissing limbreductionremovalseverancesevering

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries
disabilitydisablementfigurative languagehandicapimpairmentmedical conditionmedical proceduremetaphoroperationphysical statesurgerysurgical operationsurgical proceduresurgical process

More specific

7 entries
above knee amputationbelow knee amputationbudget amputationmajor amputationpartial amputationprogram amputationservice amputation

Collocations

6 entries
above knee amputationamputation procedureamputation surgerybelow knee amputationpartial amputationprosthetic limb

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Amputation is needed.

Source: tatoeba (1521099)

Have you considered amputation?

Source: tatoeba (3731248)

The words "qeṛṛeṭ" and "qeṛṛeḍ" have the same root as "qeṛṛiḍ": they refer to frostbite which can lead to the amputation of fingers.

Source: tatoeba (8738553)

As the number of overweight people grows, so do health problems. Type-2 diabetes is closely related to obesity. And there's a long list of complications related to diabetes, including kidney and cardiovascular disease, blindness and amputation.

Source: tatoeba (12247695)

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