AMPUTATION

amputation

(noun) a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

amputation

(noun) a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

amputation (countable and uncountable, plural amputations)

surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

Source: Wiktionary


Am`pu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. amputatio: cf. F. amputation.]

Definition: The act amputating; esp. the operation of cutting of a limb or projecting part of the body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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