noun
1. a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
• Derivationally related forms: ↑amputate
• Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment
2. a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
• Derivationally related forms: ↑amputate
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
Useful english dictionary. 2012.