ALL meanings of amputation
am·pu·tate
A a - noun amputation Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. 1
- verb with object amputation to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery. 1
- verb with object amputation to prune, lop off, or remove: Because of space limitations the editor amputated the last two paragraphs of the news report. 1
- verb with object amputation Obsolete. to prune, as branches of trees. 1
- noun amputation surgical removal of a limb 1
- noun amputation the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma. 0