amputation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˌɛəmpjʊˈteɪʃən] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌæmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ (Australia)
- /ˌɛmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
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- /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
- (countable, uncountable) the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amputations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reamputation · nonamputation · Ewing amputation · preamputation · autoamputation · amputational · postamputation
Relateds
acrotomophilia · apotemnophobia · dismemberment · apotemnophilia
Translations (58)
nv atsʼáozʼaʼ kʼégéésh (surgical removal of a limb) · fr amputation (surgical removal of a limb) · pl amputacja (surgical removal of a limb) · sl amputacija (surgical removal of a limb) · pt amputação (surgical removal of a limb) · ro amputare (surgical removal of a limb) · ca amputació (surgical removal of a limb) · ht anpitasyon (surgical removal of a limb) · ja 切断 (surgical removal of a limb) · ga teascadh (surgical removal of a limb) · sh ампутација (surgical removal of a limb) · ar بَتْر (surgical removal of a limb) · tl pagkagapong (loss of limb) · es amputación (surgical removal of a limb) · tl paggapong (surgical removal of a limb) · ko 절단 (surgical removal of a limb) · cs amputace (surgical removal of a limb) · mr अंगच्छेदन (surgical removal of a limb) · fy amputaasje (surgical removal of a limb) · mk ампутација (surgical removal of a limb) · sh amputacija (surgical removal of a limb) · tr ampütasyon (surgical removal of a limb) · hy անդամահատություն (surgical removal of a limb) · bg ампута́ция (surgical removal of a limb) · be ампута́цыя (surgical removal of a limb) · mi poronga (loss of limb) · mr कलम (surgical removal of a limb) · mi pōutonga (surgical removal of a limb) · af amputasie (surgical removal of a limb) · ar قَطْع (surgical removal of a limb) · ml അംഗച്ഛേദനം (surgical removal of a limb) · sdn mutzatura (surgical removal of a limb) · ru ампута́ция (surgical removal of a limb) · cmn 切斷 /切断 (surgical removal of a limb) · fi amputaatio (surgical removal of a limb) · ota اجذام (surgical removal of a limb) · mi poronga (surgical removal of a limb) · sv amputation (surgical removal of a limb) · pt amputação (loss of limb) · cmn 截肢 (surgical removal of a limb) · cy trychiad (surgical removal of a limb) · id amputasi (surgical removal of a limb) · he כריתה (surgical removal of a limb) · is aflimun (surgical removal of a limb) · eo amputado (surgical removal of a limb) · grc ἀποκοπή (surgical removal of a limb) · sk amputácia (surgical removal of a limb) · nl amputatie (surgical removal of a limb) · hu amputálás (surgical removal of a limb) · el ακρωτηριασμός (surgical removal of a limb) · hy անդամահատում (surgical removal of a limb) · de Amputation (surgical removal of a limb) · ro amputație (surgical removal of a limb) · ko 절단 (surgical removal of a limb) · it amputazione (surgical removal of a limb) · uk ампута́ція (surgical removal of a limb) · gl amputación (surgical removal of a limb) · ka ამპუტაცია (surgical removal of a limb)