amputation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/, [ˌɛəmpjʊˈteɪʃən] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === amputation (countable and uncountable, plural amputations) surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== acrotomophilia apotemnophilia apotemnophobia dismemberment == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin amputātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Homophone: amputations === Noun === amputation f (plural amputations) amputation ==== Related terms ==== amputer ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: amputație → Turkish: ampütasyon === Further reading === “amputation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012