amputation
English
noun
Definitions
- surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
- the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
Etymology
Derived from Middle French amputation derived from Latin amputatio.
Origin
Latin
amputatio
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amputational English
- autoamputation English
- postamputation English
- preamputation English
- reamputation English
- amputatio Latin
- amputātiō Latin
- amputatie Dutch, Flemish
- amputación Spanish, Castilian
- amputation Middle French