amputation

American  

[am-pyuh-tay-shuhn, am-pyoo-] / ˌæm pjəˈteɪ ʃən, ˌæm pjʊ- /

noun

• amputations
  plural

1. the act or instance of surgically removing a limb or part of a limb.

2. the act of removing something by cutting, as if by surgery.

3. a disability caused by the loss of a limb or part of a limb.

4. Medicine/Medical. any absence or loss of a limb or part of a limb, whether congenitally or due to surgery or disease.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amputations
  plural

Example Sentences

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amputation amputations

If an amputation occurs in traditional Medicare, the full cost is borne by taxpayers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

All we’re doing is increasing the likelihood of an above-the-knee amputation.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Although the regenerated tissues were not exact matches to the original anatomy, the researchers successfully restored all of the major structures that had been removed during amputation, including bone, tendon, ligament, and joint tissue.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

Broaching amputation with a patient “is really tough,” Cardenas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

It makes it easy to forget that she’s had to go through an amputation and rehabilitation too.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

At least 200 people have undergone amputations -- almost half of whom are minors -- according to the NGO Dos Santos Foundation, which is raising funds for prosthetics.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

In Medicare Advantage, the number of amputations is a tiny fraction of that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

And diabetic-related amputations — which are painful and life-altering procedure that were the hospital’s most common surgery for years — have plummeted to zero for program patients.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

"It's hard to get to societal roots of our problems. But this innovation represents a chance to reduce amputations, improve quality of life, and give the body what it needs to heal itself."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2026

In his era, even simple lacerations often left diabetics with savage infections that necessitated limb and digit amputations, a consequence of the disease’s ravaging effect on circulation and immunity.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand