amputation
noun/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/UK/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/CA/ˌæmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).
- derived from amputātiō
- borrowed from amputation
Definitions
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
The neighborhood
- neighboracrotomophilia
- neighborapotemnophilia
- neighborapotemnophobia
- neighbordismemberment
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for amputation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA