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amputating Definition


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amputate
verb
    amputated, amputating
    1. surgery.
      To remove (all or part of a limb), usually in cases of severe injury, or following death or decay of the tissue caused by gangrene or frostbite.
      Thesaurus: sever, separate, cut off, lop off, excise, truncate, remove.
Derivative: amputation
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin amputare to cut off.



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