Definitions for Amputee
ˌæm pyʊˈtiam·putee

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amputeenoun

   someone who has had a limb removed by amputation

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1. amputeenoun

   A person who has had one or more limbs removed.

2. Etymology: From amputée, (past participle of amputer), from amputatus, perfect passive participle of amputare.

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1. amputee

   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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1. amputee

   An amputee is an individual who has had one or more limbs removed or lost, often as a result of trauma, disease, or surgery. This could involve any body part like an arm, leg, hand, foot, fingers, or toes. Some amputees might use prosthetic devices to replace their missing limbs for functional or aesthetic reasons.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Amputee in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Amputee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Amputee in a Sentence

1. Andrew Pedtke:

   In the U.S., I think a very big concern for the amputee population is that these items are viewed as luxury items and they’re not, it’s a medical necessity like a sleep apnea machine.

2. Todd Goldstein:

   The Fin attaches to a standard prosthetic, allowing the amputee to enter and exit the water without changing prosthetics.

3. Kionte Storey:

   I want to challenge myself as an amputee, i look for these things. I want to find my weakness as an amputee and then challenge them.

4. Jon Nottingham:

   People say there’s a ceiling— that there are limits— but [Cameron] doesn’t believe there are limits or ceilings just because he’s an amputee.

5. Heather Abbott:

   For me, having those multiple prostheses kept my sanity intact to a certain degree -- being able to do the things that I did before and being able to have some privacy about being an amputee.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Amputee
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amputee
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amputee
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