amputation

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UK/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/Canada, US[ˌɛəmpjʊˈteɪʃən]Australia/ˌæmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/New Zealand/ˌɛmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/

noun

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

OriginMiddle French amputation ← Latin amputātiō →
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Meanings

nounamputation (countable and uncountable, plural amputations)

plural amputations

  1. countableuncountablesurgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
  2. countableuncountablethe loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

Origin

  1. Latinamputātiō“pruning (of a tree)”
  2. Middle Frenchamputation
  3. Englishamputation

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

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Translations

Afrikaans amputasie
  • amputasiesurgical removal of a limb
Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή
  • ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ)surgical removal of a limb
Arabic بَتْر, قَطْع
  • بَتْر (batr)surgical removal of a limb
  • قَطْع (qaṭʕ)surgical removal of a limb
Bulgarian ампута́ция
  • ампута́ция (amputácija)surgical removal of a limb
Catalan amputació
  • amputaciósurgical removal of a limb
Chinese Mandarin 截肢, 切斷 /切断
  • 截肢 (jiézhī)surgical removal of a limb
  • 切斷 /切断 (qiēduàn)surgical removal of a limb
Czech amputace
  • amputacesurgical removal of a limb
Dutch amputatie
  • amputatiesurgical removal of a limb
Esperanto amputado
  • amputadosurgical removal of a limb
Finnish amputaatio
  • amputaatiosurgical removal of a limb
French amputation
  • amputationsurgical removal of a limb
German Amputation
  • Amputationsurgical removal of a limb
Greek ακρωτηριασμός
  • ακρωτηριασμός (akrotiriasmós)surgical removal of a limb
Hebrew כריתה
  • כריתה (krita)surgical removal of a limb
Hungarian amputálás
  • amputálássurgical removal of a limb
Icelandic aflimun
  • aflimunsurgical removal of a limb
Indonesian amputasi
  • amputasisurgical removal of a limb
Irish teascadh
  • teascadhsurgical removal of a limb
Italian amputazione
  • amputazionesurgical removal of a limb
Japanese 切断
  • 切断 (setsudan)surgical removal of a limb
Korean 절단, 절단
  • 절단 (jeoldan)surgical removal of a limb
  • 절단 (jeoldan)surgical removal of a limb
Māori poronga, pōutonga
  • porongasurgical removal of a limb
  • pōutongasurgical removal of a limb
  • porongaloss of limb
Polish amputacja
  • amputacjasurgical removal of a limb
Portuguese amputação, amputação
  • amputaçãosurgical removal of a limb
  • amputaçãoloss of limb
Romanian amputare, amputație
  • amputaresurgical removal of a limb
  • amputațiesurgical removal of a limb
Russian ампута́ция
  • ампута́ция (amputácija)surgical removal of a limb
Slovak amputácia
  • amputáciasurgical removal of a limb
Spanish amputación
  • amputaciónsurgical removal of a limb
Swedish amputation
  • amputationsurgical removal of a limb
Tagalog paggapong, pagkagapong
  • paggapongsurgical removal of a limb
  • pagkagapongloss of limb
Turkish ampütasyon
  • ampütasyonsurgical removal of a limb
Ukrainian ампута́ція
  • ампута́ція (amputácija)surgical removal of a limb
Welsh trychiad
  • trychiadsurgical removal of a limb

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APA

amputation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amputation

MLA

“amputation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amputation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amputation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amputation.

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