amputation
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- noun
- /ˌæmpjuˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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amputación
- The doctor explained that an amputation was necessary to remove the damaged limb.
- cause of amputation
- subjects with amputations
- knee amputation
Then he describes field hospitals with piles of arms and legs after amputations.
- Then he describes field hospitals with piles of arms and legs after amputations.
- And so now it's like, OK, let's, we either need to heal skin up before doing the amputation or limb salvage.
- How can we make it possible for people who have lost the ability to use their limbs, either by amputation or by stroke?
- First of all, the difference between above knee amputation, below the knee amputation, Uh oh, shots fired, shots fired down here.
- Bam, the accident, the SUV, the foot hanging off dangling amputation, coming in a coma for a week wakes up.
- The results are only amputations or is there a way to walk out of this particular hill?
Examples
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I've done more amputations than I can count.
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The three patients who suffered one LE amputation were tested while wearing their prostheses.
Academic text (1991) -
At the site, when you performed the amputation...
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Have you ever performed an amputation?
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Here you can see where the amputation is made between the joints.
Fiction book (2000) -
And so it's common to wait several days before surgical amputation of the dead tissue.
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Only immediate amputation could save your child's life.
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The narrative begins with a traffic accident that results in the amputation of the protagonist's leg.
Academic text (2017) -
Jeff underwent a double above-the-knee amputation.
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Improper footwear can result in further deterioration and may lead to amputation of the foot.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
Removal of an arm or leg at its joint during surgery
Antonyms
How Invasive
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Morphology
Etymology
Amputation comes from the Latin verb amputare, made of am- 'away' and putare 'to cut', so it originally meant 'to cut away'. So, an amputation is literally the cutting away of a limb, which is why it means the removal of a body part.