amputate
/ˈæmpjəˌteɪt/
transitive verb
Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.
surgeons had to amputate her left hand
cut off,sever,remove,remove surgically,saw off,chop off,lop off,hack off,dock,cleave,hew off,shear off,slice off
transitive verb
Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.
surgeons had to amputate her left hand
cut off,sever,remove,remove surgically,saw off,chop off,lop off,hack off,dock,cleave,hew off,shear off,slice off
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