amputeenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæm.pjəˈtiː/us/ˌæm.pjəˈtiː/a person who has had an arm or leg cut off
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- anaesthesiology
- anastomose
- anesthesiology
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- frontal lobotomy
- implant
- keyhole surgery
- laminectomy
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nose job
- pump out sth
- transplant
- tuck
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Cutting off and disconnecting
Examples from literature
- Learning to accept the limits of living as an amputee would be very difficult indeed.