Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Amputation
Definitions for: Amputation
[n] a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
[n] a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
Webster (1913) Definition: Am`pu*ta"tion, n. [L. amputatio: cf. F.
amputation.]
The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a
limb or projecting part of the body.
