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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.
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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] N → amputación f
amputation [ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən] n [limb, hand, tail] → amputation f
amputation
n → Amputation f
amputation [ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃ/ən] n → amputazione f
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