Definition of amputation

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Amputation (n.) The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body.

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Reamputation :: Reamputation (n.) The second of two amputations performed upon the same member.
Retractor :: Retractor (n.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
Retractor :: Retractor (n.) An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
Undergo :: Undergo (v. t.) To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion..
Amputation :: Amputation (n.) The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body.
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle..
Operation :: Operation (n.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc..
Retract :: Retract (v. i.) To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation..
Operate :: Operate (v. i.) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc..
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