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Definitions of amputate in various dictionaries:
verb - remove surgically
verb - to cut off by surgical means
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| To cut off (a projecting body part), especially by surgery. |
| cut off (a limb) by surgical operation. |
| remove surgically |
| Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation. |
| to cut off a part of the body: |
| to cut off part of the body: |
| Amputate might refer to |
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Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems. A special case is that of congenital amputation, a congenital disorder, where fetal limbs have been cut off by constrictive bands. In some countries, amputation of the hands, feet or other body parts is or was used as a form of punishment for people who committed crimes. Amputation has also been used as a tactic in war and acts of terrorism; it may also occur as a war injury. In some cultures and religions, minor amputations or mutilations are considered a ritual accomplishment. * In the US, the majority of new amputations occur due to complications of the vascular system (the blood vessels), especially from diabetes. Between 1988 and 1996, there were an average of 133,735 hospital discharges for am |