Amputee Definition

ămpyo͝o-tē
amputees
noun
A person who has had a limb or limbs amputated.
Webster's New World
A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.
American Heritage Medicine

A person who has had one or more limbs removed.

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Other Word Forms of Amputee

Noun

Singular:
amputee
Plural:
amputees

Origin of Amputee

  • From French amputée, (past participle of amputer (“to amputate”)), from Latin amputatus, perfect passive participle of amputare (“to amputate”).

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Amputee Sentence Examples

  • For a double amputee it is even more remarkable.

  • In 1997, he was the first leg amputee to complete the 250km Great Sahara Run.

  • Tools such as amputee dolls may be helpful in explaining how a prosthetic limb will be worn and to encourage positive body image.

  • Zafar Khan, Chair of the Limbless Association explained I lost my leg at 21 and meeting another amputee really raised my hopes.

  • However, after an inspirational recovery he became the first quadruple amputee to climb Ben Nevis and climbs rock routes graded Very Severe.

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