Ampulated

/ˈæmpjʊleɪtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Having been cut off or removed, especially referring to a limb; amputated or severed.

Etymology

From ampulate + -ed past participle and adjective marker. Ampulate comes from Latin amputatus, making this the past-tense form of the archaic verb.

Kelly Says

This archaic adjective shows how medical language has simplified over time—surgeons used to say 'ampulated limb' but now just say 'amputated limb,' dropping the -al- in the middle.

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