amputation

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
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/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ · [ˌɛəmpjʊˈteɪʃən] · /ˌæmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ · /ˌɛmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/

Definition of amputation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
  2. (countable, uncountable)the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).

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