Definition
A person who has had a limb or body part removed, usually by surgical amputation.
Etymology
From French amputé or directly from ampute + -ee (one who receives the action). Terminology standardized in the late 19th and 20th centuries to refer to individuals living with amputation.
Kelly Says
The word 'amputee' became widely used only in the 20th century—WWI and WWII created thousands of amputees, and the medical establishment needed unified terminology to discuss rehabilitation and prosthetics systematically.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምፑታሽን ተደረገ
am-pu-ta-shn te-de-re-ge
ARالعربية
مُعَمِّر
mu-ʿam-mir
BNবাংলা
অম্পুটেশনকৃত
am-pu-te-shon-kri-t
CACatalà
amputat
am-pu-ta-t
CSČeština
amputant
am-pu-tant
DADansk
amputeret
am-pu-te-ret
DEDeutsch
Amputierter
am-pu-ti-er-ter
ELΕλληνικά
απομπούμενος
a-po-moo-me-nos
ESEspañol
amputado
am-pu-ta-do
FAفارسی
امپوتاتور
am-pu-ta-to-r
FISuomi
amputtoitu
am-pu-tto-i-tu
FRFrançais
amputé
am-pu-te
GUGU
આમુટાશનકર્તા
a-am-u-ta-shan-kar-ta
HAHA
amputator
am-pu-ta-tor
HUMagyar
amputált
am-pu-ta-lt
IDBahasa Indonesia
amputasi
am-pu-ta-si
ITItaliano
ampliato
am-pu-ta-to
JA日本語
切断された人
ketten-dan-sa-re-ta-ta-hito
KKKK
ампутатор
am-pu-ta-tor
KO한국어
절단된 사람
jeol-dan-deun sa-ram
MRMR
अँपुटेशनकर्ता
an-pu-te-shan-kar-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
amputasi
am-pu-ta-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုတ်ပြတ်
pyu-k-pyu-k
NLNederlands
amputatiepatiënt
am-pu-ta-tie-pa-t-ie-nt
NONorsk
amputert
am-pu-ter-t
PAPA
ਅਮਪੁਟੇਸ਼ਨਕਾਰੀ
am-pu-te-shan-ka-ri
PLPolski
amputat
am-pu-ta-t
PTPortuguês
amputado
am-pu-ta-do
RORomână
amputar
am-pu-ta-ra
RUРусский
ампутат
am-pu-ta-t
SVSvenska
amputerad
am-pu-te-rad
TAதமிழ்
குறுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டவர்
ku-ru-kke-e-du sey-ya-ppa-tta-var
TEతెలుగు
పరిశుద్ధి చేయించిన వ్యక్తి
pa-ri-shud-dhi che-ya-in-cha-ni vyakti
THไทย
ผู้ที่ถูกตัดขาด
phu-thi-tuk-tát-khaat
TLTL
amputator
am-pu-ta-tor
TRTürkçe
amputasyon
am-pu-ta-syon
UKУкраїнська
ампутат
am-pu-ta-t
URاردو
امپٹیشن والا
am-pu-t-i-yon wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người bị cắt cụt
nguo-i bi cat cut
YOYO
amputate
am-pu-ta-te