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Amputation

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Noun

1. amputation

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

2. amputation

a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Amputation

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verb
surgery
to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg)

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Amputation

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈampuˌtated or ˈampuˌtating
to cut off (an arm, leg, etc.), esp. by surgery

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Amputation

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tr.v. am·pu·tat·ed, am·pu·tat·ing, am·pu·tates
To cut off (a projecting body part), especially by surgery.

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