Definition of amputation in English:
amputation
nounampjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌæmpjəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe action of surgically cutting off a limb.
gangrene may appear and make amputation necessary
count noun in the United Kingdom there are about 5,000 major amputations a year
Example sentencesExamples
- In 2003, he contracted an infection that resulted in the amputation of part of his leg.
- An order was made forbidding the amputation without the patient's written consent.
- Following amputation of a newt limb, there is a rapid migration of epidermal cells over the wound surface.
- This just increases the phantom pains from the amputation.
- Amputation of a leg is a relatively common procedure in dogs of all sizes.
- The majority of thumb amputations occur in industrial or agricultural settings and involve power machinery.
- There is no reference to the circumstance that the amputation of the plaintiff's leg was the result of a tort as a factor relevant to the decision.
- It was held that the defendant remained responsible for the initial disability after the amputation.
- Nine out of ten surgical operations, many of them amputations, are linked to diabetes.
- Very severe nerve damage sometimes requires a tail amputation.
Definition of amputation in US English:
amputation
nounˌampyəˈtāSH(ə)nˌæmpjəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
The action of surgically cutting off a limb.
gangrene may appear and make amputation necessary
in the United Kingdom there are about 5,000 major amputations a year
Example sentencesExamples
- Very severe nerve damage sometimes requires a tail amputation.
- This just increases the phantom pains from the amputation.
- Following amputation of a newt limb, there is a rapid migration of epidermal cells over the wound surface.
- In 2003, he contracted an infection that resulted in the amputation of part of his leg.
- Nine out of ten surgical operations, many of them amputations, are linked to diabetes.
- An order was made forbidding the amputation without the patient's written consent.
- The majority of thumb amputations occur in industrial or agricultural settings and involve power machinery.
- Amputation of a leg is a relatively common procedure in dogs of all sizes.
- There is no reference to the circumstance that the amputation of the plaintiff's leg was the result of a tort as a factor relevant to the decision.
- It was held that the defendant remained responsible for the initial disability after the amputation.