Associations to the word «Amputation»

Wiktionary

AMPUTATION, noun. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
AMPUTATION, noun. The loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

Dictionary definition

AMPUTATION, noun. A condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs.
AMPUTATION, noun. A surgical removal of all or part of a limb.

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