amputation

[am-pyuh-tay-shuhn, am-pyoo-]

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Celebrity Traitors player and actress Ruth Codd has said she is recovering after a second leg amputation operation.

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She was unable to drive at all for 12 years after a serious injury, which led to life-threatening sepsis and the amputation of her leg.

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One adult working nearby was killed in the strike and nine others were wounded, one with serious burns and another a traumatic amputation of her leg.

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Barron said that since having the amputation, Millie could no longer access the school playing field because the slope was too steep,

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Larger neck size is associated with a greater likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes, both of which can lead to long-term complications such as nerve damage, vision loss, and limb amputation.

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