amputee
[ am-pyoo-tee ]
/ ˌæm pyʊˈti /
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noun
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
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Origin of amputee
Words nearby amputee
amp up, amputate, amputation, amputation in continuity, amputation neuroma, amputee, Ampycus, Amram, Amratian, Amravati, amrinone
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British Dictionary definitions for amputee
amputee
/ (ˌæmpjʊˈtiː) /
noun
a person who has had a limb amputated
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Medical definitions for amputee
amputee
[ ăm′pyu-tē′ ]
n.
A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.
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