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amputation
(redirected from minor amputation)

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.amputation - a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbsamputation - a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
2.amputation - a surgical removal of all or part of a limbamputation - a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
Translations
amputation [ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən] Namputación f
amputation [ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən] n [limb, hand, tail] → amputation f
amputation
nAmputation f
amputation [ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃn] namputazione f


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Dr Abdulla said there were still around 50 to 60 minor amputations per year such as toes, a figure he hoped could be brought down.
Dr Abdulla said there were still around 50 to 60 minor amputations per year such as toes, a figure he hoped could be brought down.
Treatment with fenofibrate was associated with a lower risk of amputations, particularly minor amputations (below the ankle)," wrote the team, led by Anthony Keech and Kushwin Rajamani at the National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Australia.
 
 
 
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