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amputation

/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

Translations

amputationnoun

amputations

/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

The patient underwent an amputation of the leg due to severe infection.

Пациенту была проведена ампутация ноги из-за серьезной инфекции.

Synonyms

surgical removal

amputationadjective

/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

/ˌæmpjuˈteɪʃən/

Used attributively in combinations such as “amputation surgery” or “amputation stump care”; treated as non-gradable.

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.