amputation
noun
1 amputation
A condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs.
Roget 38: subtraction, subduction†; deduction, retrenchment; removal, withdrawal; ablation, sublation†; abstraction etc. (taking) 789; garbling, ... show more
2 amputation
A surgical removal of all or part of a limb.
Dutch: afzetting, amputatie
Polish: amputacja
Moby thesaurus: abscission, anastomotic operation, annihilation, bloodless operation, butchering, capital operation, chopping, cleavage, compensating operation, corneal transplant, crescent operation, cutting, destruction, dichotomy, elective operation, elimination, emergency operation, enucleation, eradication, excision ... show more.
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