Definition
To surgically remove a limb or body part, usually due to disease, injury, or medical necessity.
Etymology
From Latin 'amputare,' meaning to cut around. 'Ampli' (around) + 'putare' (to cut) literally means 'to cut around,' describing the surgical process.
Kelly Says
Amputation technology has advanced so much that modern prosthetics can be controlled by the user's own nervous system—some amputees can now 'feel' through their artificial limbs, which is basically giving people superhuman sensory abilities.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
amputate
am-poo-tayt
BNবাংলা
amputate
am-poo-tayt
CACatalà
amputar
am-poo-tahr
CSČeština
amputarovat
am-poo-ta-ro-vat
DADansk
amputere
am-poo-te-reh
DEDeutsch
amputrieren
am-poo-t-ree-en
ELΕλληνικά
αποσπάω
a-pos-pa-o
ESEspañol
amputar
am-poo-tahr
FAفارسی
amputate
am-poo-tayt
FISuomi
amputata
am-poo-ta-ta
FRFrançais
amputer
am-poo-teh
GUGU
amputate
am-poo-tayt
HAHA
amputate
am-poo-tayt
HIहिन्दी
अंर्तविच्छेदन
an-tar-vi-cche-dan
HUMagyar
amputálni
am-poo-ta-la-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
amputasi
am-poo-ta-si
IGIG
amputate
am-poo-tayt
ITItaliano
amputate
am-poo-ta-teh
KKKK
amputate
am-poo-tayt
KMKM
amputate
am-poo-tayt
MRMR
amputate
am-poo-tayt
MSBahasa Melayu
amputasi
am-poo-ta-si
MYမြန်မာ
amputate
am-poo-tayt
NLNederlands
amputeren
am-poo-te-ren
NONorsk
amputere
am-poo-te-reh
PAPA
amputate
am-poo-tayt
PLPolski
amputuj
am-poo-tuh
PTPortuguês
amputar
am-poo-tahr
RORomână
amputar
am-poo-tahr
RUРусский
ампутировать
am-poo-tee-ro-vat
SVSvenska
amputera
am-poo-te-rah
SWKiswahili
amputate
am-poo-tayt
TAதமிழ்
amputate
am-poo-tayt
TEతెలుగు
amputate
am-poo-tayt
THไทย
ตัดแขนขา
tát dɛan khan
TLTL
amputate
am-poo-tayt
TRTürkçe
amputasyon
am-poo-ta-syon
UKУкраїнська
ампутація
am-pu-ta-tsia
URاردو
amputate
am-poo-tayt
VITiếng Việt
amputate
am-poo-tayt
YOYO
amputate
am-poo-tayt
ZUZU
amputate
am-poo-tayt