autoamputation

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noun

The spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp.

OriginEnglish amputation ← Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew →
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Meanings

nounautoamputation (countable and uncountable, plural autoamputations)

plural autoamputations

  1. countableuncountableThe spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  3. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  4. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  5. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  6. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  7. Englishauto-
  8. Englishamputation
  9. Englishautoamputation

From auto- + amputation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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