dictionary help| amputate | medical dictionary |
1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
2. <surgery> To cut off (a limb or projecting part (of the body).
Origin: L. Amputatus, p. P. Of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. Pure. See Putative.
(01 Mar 1998)
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