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am·pu·ta·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
amputationnoun
a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
amputationnoun
a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
Wiktionary
amputationnoun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
amputationnoun
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Amputationnoun
The operation of cutting off a limb, or other part of the body, with an instrument of steel. The usual method of performing it, in the instance of a leg, is as follows. The proper part for the operation being four or five inches below the knee, the skin and flesh are first to be drawn very tight upwards, and secured from returning by a ligature two or three fingers broad: above this liagure another loose one is passed, for the gripe; which being twisted by means of a stick, may be straitened to any degree at pleasure. Then the patient being conveniently situated, and the operator placed to the inside of the limb, which is to be held by one assistant above, and another below the part designed for the operation, and the gripe sufficiently twisted, to prevent too large an hæmorrhage, the flesh is, with a stroke or two, to be separated from the bone with the dismembering knife. Then the periostium being also divided from the bone with the back of the knife, saw the bone asunder, with as few strokes as possible. When two parallel bones are concerned, the flesh that grows between them must likewise be separated before the use of the saw. This being done, the gripe may be slackened, to give an opportunity of searching for the large blood vessels, and securing the hæmorrhage at their mouths. After making proper applications to the stump, loosen the first ligature, and pull both the skin and the flesh, as far as conveniently may be, over the stump, to cover it; and secure them with the cross stitch made at the depth of half or three quarters of an inch in the skin. Then apply pledgets, astringents, plaisters, and other necessaries. Ephraim Chambers
Etymology: amputatio, Lat.
The Amazons, by the amputation of their right breast, had the freer use of their bow. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv.
Wikipedia
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventive surgery for such problems. A special case is that of congenital amputation, a congenital disorder, where fetal limbs have been cut off by constrictive bands. In some countries, amputation is currently used to punish people who commit crimes. Amputation has also been used as a tactic in war and acts of terrorism; it may also occur as a war injury. In some cultures and religions, minor amputations or mutilations are considered a ritual accomplishment. When done by a person, the person executing the amputation is an amputator. The oldest evidence of this practice comes from a skeleton found buried in Liang Tebo cave, East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo dating back to at least 31,000 years ago, where it was done when the amputee was a young child.In the US, the majority of new amputations occur due to complications of the vascular system (the blood vessels), especially from diabetes. Between 1988 and 1996, there were an average of 133,735 hospital discharges for amputation per year in the US. In 2005, just in the US, there were 1.6 million amputees. In 2013, the US had 2.1 million amputees. Approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year. In 2009, hospital costs associated with amputation totaled more than $8.3 billion. There will be an estimated 3.6 million people in the US living with limb loss by 2050.
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amputation
Amputation is a surgical procedure involving the removal of the whole or a part of a body extremity such as an arm, leg, foot, hand, toe, or finger. This removal is usually performed to prevent the spread of disease, relieve pain, or as a treatment due to injury or any medical condition affecting the limb.
Webster Dictionary
Amputationnoun
the act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body
Etymology: [L. amputatio: cf. F. amputation.]
Wikidata
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems. A special case is that of congenital amputation, a congenital disorder, where fetal limbs have been cut off by constrictive bands. In some countries, amputation of the hands, feet or other body parts is or was used as a form of punishment for people who committed crimes. Amputation has also been used as a tactic in war and acts of terrorism; it may also occur as a war injury. In some cultures and religions, minor amputations or mutilations are considered a ritual accomplishment. Unlike some non-mammalian animals, once removed, human extremities do not grow back, unlike portions of some organs, such as the liver. A transplant or a prosthesis are the only options for recovering the loss. In the US, the majority of new amputations occur due to complications of the vascular system, especially from diabetes. Between 1988 and 1996, there were an average of 133,735 hospital discharges for amputation per year in the US.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Amputation
The removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of amputation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of amputation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of amputation in a Sentence
It's very concerning that we're seeing that number of deaths and then even people who survived there's a lot of really bad sequela including potential limb amputation and deafness. It's very serious, serious disease.
Amnesty International Iran researcher:
This punishment exposes the utter brutality of Iran's justice system and underlines the Iranian authorities' shocking disregard for basic humanity, meting out cruel and inhuman retribution punishments is not justice. Blinding, like stoning, amputation and flogging, is a form of corporal punishment prohibited by international law. Such punishments should not be carried out under any circumstances.
The Iranian authorities’ prolific use of corporal punishment, including on children, demonstrates a shocking disregard for basic humanity, they should immediately abolish all forms of such punishment, which in Iran includes amputation and blinding as well as flogging.
Interestingly, we found that the less gray matter in the right parietal region of the brain, the stronger the desire for amputation, and the more BID individuals acted as if they were amputees.
They were talking about the amputation of toes, then they were talking about the amputation of my leg from the knee down. Then, they were trying to ensure I had life.
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- قطع, بترArabic
- amputacióCatalan, Valencian
- amputaceCzech
- AmputationGerman
- amputadoEsperanto
- amputaciónSpanish
- amputaatioFinnish
- amputationFrench
- amputaciónGalician
- כריתהHebrew
- विच्छेदनHindi
- anpitasyonHaitian Creole
- amputazioneItalian
- 切断Japanese
- amputaçãoPortuguese
- ампутацияRussian
- amputacija, ампутацијаSerbo-Croatian
- amputationSwedish
- విచ్ఛేదనంTelugu
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