amputate (redirected from amputates)

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.

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

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ampu·tation n.

ampu·tator n.

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amputate [ˈæmpjʊˌteɪt]

vb

(Medicine / Surgery) Surgery to remove (all or part of a limb, esp an arm or leg)

[from Latin amputāre, from am- around + putāre to trim, prune]

amputation  n

amputator  n

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amputate - Comes from Latin ambi, "around," and putare, "to prune, trim."

See also related terms for prune.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

amputate - remove surgically; "amputate limbs" cut off 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

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amputate

verb cut off, remove, separate, sever, curtail, truncate, lop off To save his life, doctors amputated his legs.

Translations

amputate [ˈæmpjʊteɪt] VT → amputar

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amputate [ˈæmpjʊteɪt] vt [+ limb, hand, tail] → amputer
to have sth amputated → se faire amputer de qch

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amputate

vti → amputieren

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amputate [ˈæmpjʊteɪt] vt → amputare

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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 따위를) 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 截（肢）

n ampuˈtation

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 截肢