amputation

amputation definition - medical

am·pu·ta·tion (ămˌpyo͝o-tāˈshən)

noun
  1. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, an organ, or projecting part or process of the body.
  2. Traumatic or spontaneous loss of a limb, organ, or part.

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