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amputee

am·pu·tee

UK/ampjʊˈtiː/ US/ˈæmpjʌˈti/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone who has had a limb removed by amputation

Origin

From French amputée, (past participle of amputer (“to amputate”)), from Latin amputatus, perfect passive participle of amputare (“to amputate”).

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