Disfigurement or injury by removal or destruction of any conspicuous or essential part of the body. [L. mutilatio, fr. mutilo, pp. -atus, to maim]
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mu·ti·la·tion .myüt-əl-'ā-shən n
1) deprivation of a limb or essential part esp. by excision <the \mutilation of a body>
2) an instance of mutilating
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mu·ti·la·tion (mu″tĭ-laґshən) [L. mutilatio] the act of depriving an individual of a limb, member, or other important part; deprival of an organ; severe disfigurement.Medical dictionary. 2011.