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am·pu·ta·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin amputation-, amputatio, from amputatus, + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a cutting, pruning, or lopping off
< bare thorny stumps and slanting marks of amputation — Kathleen Fruman >
< a deliberate amputation of freedom — Time >
b. : excision (as of letters, words, or sentences) from writing
< confusion follows too drastic an amputation — Creighton Peet >
2. : an act, process, or instance of amputating a body part whether occurring immediately after an injury or delayed until inflammation and suppuration are present — called also respectively primary amputation, secondary amputation; see congenital amputation, spontaneous amputation |