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amputation

Pronunciation: /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

The English word “amputation” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
  2. the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

Etymology

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

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