amputee
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
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They’ve allowed amputees to control robotic hands with just a thought.
AI-Powered Brain Implant Eases Severe Depression With a Zap of Electricity | Shelly Fan | October 12, 2021 | Singularity HubThe adorable dachshund Chorizo is an amputee, but he possesses a wheelchair to help him maneuver the battlefield.
Far Cry 6 Cockfighting Minigame's Replacement Demanded By PETA | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | October 7, 2021 | TechCrunchAgainst the odds, she was able to return to the pool months later, and will now compete in the Paralympics as a bilateral amputee.
She began training for the upcoming Paralympics, which begin in late August, as a unilateral amputee after recovery, but she soon felt a pain in her right foot and ultimately had to undergo a second amputation in 2019.
The two men, who are both amputees, summited and skied the 20,310-foot Alaskan peak on June 20.
Climbing Team Completes Disabled Ski Descent of Denali | Abigail Barronian | June 30, 2021 | Outside Online
Her father was a war amputee on benefits; her mother a cashier at a skating rink.
Hollande's Jilted Lover Valerie Trierweiler Tells All | Tracy McNicoll | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2012, for example, Brian Claunch, a wheelchair-bound double amputee living in a group home in Houston, became unruly.
How did amputees or amputee groups feel about the throwing of the leg itself, this viewer wondered.
‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Loses a Leg in Sixth-Season Finale | Tim Teeman | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show.
Both Mills and Purdy can afford whatever devices and training they want—not something the average amputee can boast.
British Dictionary definitions for amputee
/ (ˌæmpjʊˈtiː) /
a person who has had a limb amputated
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