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amputation

am·pu·ta·tion

UK/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.

a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).

Phrases

  • Ewing amputation

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