AMPUTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amputation mean? 

• AMPUTATION (noun)
  The noun AMPUTATION has 2 senses:

1. a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs

2. a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

  Familiarity information: AMPUTATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPUTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("amputation" is a kind of...):

disability; disablement; handicap; impairment (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness)

Derivation:

amputate (remove surgically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A surgical removal of all or part of a limb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("amputation" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

Derivation:

amputate (remove surgically)

 Context examples 

Amputation of a lower limb and part of the pelvis through the sacroiliac joint.

(Hemipelvectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

In severe cases an amputation may be necessary.

(Gangrene, NIH)

Frostbite can permanently damage the body, and severe cases can lead to amputation.

(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Severe cases may result in amputation.

(Limb Loss, NIH)

A procedure to avoid amputation of an arm or leg

(Limb Salvage Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

If severe enough, blocked blood flow can cause tissue death and can sometimes lead to amputation of the foot or leg.

(Peripheral Arterial Disease, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) History; have you ever had an amputation?

(MNSI - Ever Had Amputation, NCI Thesaurus)

Type 2 diabetes affects 400 million people worldwide and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, blindness and amputations.

(Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss, University of Cambridge)

Serious cases may even lead to amputation.

(Diabetic Foot, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

In the experimental group, the bioreactor released progesterone onto the amputation site.

(Scientists Help Frogs to Regenerate Their Limbs with Bioreactor Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)