Synonyms for amputation
am·pu·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. amputationnoun

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

2. amputationnoun

   a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

Matched Categories

1. • Disability
   • Operation

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1. List of paraphrases for "amputation":

   mutilation, dismemberment

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1. Gianluca Saetta:

   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.

2. Deion Sanders:

   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.

3. Christopher Abularrage:

   This new technique provides vascular surgeons and also other interventionalists further options to decrease major amputations and improve amputation-free survival.

4. Jeffrey Ortega:

   Five years ago, we asked doctors if amputation would be possible, i was ready for the surgery but then met someone else who had their foot amputated, and it scared me seeing them walking on their knees. I was a scared teenager, but last year I brought it up to doctors again.

5. 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.