amputation

[ˌɛəmpjʊˈteɪʃən]

UK: /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

amputation

English Noun Top 25,800

Definition

surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).