What is the meaning of the word 'amputate'

amputate - cut off part of body; prune


Some sentence examples which use the word 'amputate'

  • Carter, the surgeon, had to amputate it directly.
  • Mortification set in, and they had to amputate him.
  • The surgeon should then wait until the "line of demarcation," linear ulceration, between the living and the dead part is evident,, and then, if the case permits, should amputate at a higher level..
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