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amputation

UK
/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
US
/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

Translations

amputationnoun
amputations
pl
UK
/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
US
/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
amputationMédecine.
After the accident, the doctors had to perform an amputation to save his life.
Après l'accident, les médecins ont dû pratiquer une amputation pour lui sauver la vie.
Additional translations
amputationAu sens figuré.
Synonyms
surgical removal
resection
excision
disarticulation
amputationadjective
UK
/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
US
/ˌæmpjuˈteɪʃən/
Used attributively in combinations such as “amputation surgery” or “amputation stump care”; treated as non-gradable.
amputatoireMédecine.
The patient was transferred to an amputation rehabilitation unit.
Le patient a été transféré dans une unité de rééducation amputatoire.

Definitions

amputationnoun
The action of surgically removing a limb or part of a limb from the body.
After the accident, the doctors had to perform an amputation to save his life.
The state of being without a limb or part of a limb due to surgical removal.
He had to adjust to life after the amputation of his leg.
The removal of a part or section of something, especially in a figurative sense.
Critics called the closure of rural branches an amputation of essential services.
amputationadjective
Relating to, used for, or involved in amputation.
The patient was transferred to an amputation rehabilitation unit.
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