Definition of AMPUTATION

amputation

Meanings

Plural: amputations

Noun

  • a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
  • a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
  • surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
  • the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).

Scrabble Score: 14

amputation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
amputation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amputation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

amputation is a valid Words With Friends word