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

[Latin amputre, amputt-, to cut around : am-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + putre, to cut; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ampu·tation n.
ampu·tator n.

amputate
Verb
[-tating, -tated] to cut off (a limb or part of a limb) for medical reasons [Latin am- around + putare to prune]
amputation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.amputate - remove surgically; "amputate limbs"
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
slough off - separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion

amputate
Translations

amputate [ˈæmpjuteɪt] vtamputar
amputate [ˈæmpjuteɪt] vtamputer
amputate [ˈæmpjuteɪt] vtamputieren
amputate [ˈæmpjuteɪt] vtamputare

amputate
v amputate [ˈӕmpjuteit]
(of a surgeon etc) to cut off (an arm or leg etc) They are going to have to amputate (his left leg). amputeer, afsit يَبْتُر (ساقاً) ампутирам amputovat amputere amputieren κόβω, ακρωτηριάζω amputar amputeerima قطع عضو کردن amputoida amputer לִכרוֹת, לִקְטוֹע काटना, अंगोच्छेदन करना amputirati amputál memotong aflima amputare 切断する (외과 수술에서 팔·다리 등을) 절단하다 amputuoti , nupjauti amputēt dipotong afzetten amputere amputować amputar a amputa ампутировать amputovať amputirati amputirati amputera ตัดออกด้วยการผ่าตัด (bir uzvu) kesip atmak 截(肢) ампутувати اعضاء کا کاٹنا cắt bỏ
n ˌampuˈtation
amputasie بَـتْـر ампутация amputace amputation die Amputation ακρωτηριασμός amputación amputatsioon قطع عضو amputointi amputation כְּרִיתָה, קְטִיעָה अंग-विच्छेद, अंग काटना amputacija amputálás amputasi aflimun amputazione 切断 (팔·다리의) 절단 amputacija amputācija pemotongan anggota badan amputatie amputasjon amputacja amputação amputare ампутация amputácia amputacija amputacija amputation การตัดออกด้วยการผ่าตัด kesme 截肢 ампутація; відтинання قطع عضو thủ thuật cắt bỏ


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