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Noun: amputation  ,am-pyu'tey-shun
  1. A condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
     
  2. A surgical removal of all or part of a limb

Derived forms: amputations

Type of: disability, disablement, handicap, impairment, op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Encyclopedia: Amputation

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