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amputation 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
  2. a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
  3. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"
  4. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems. ...
  5. (Amputations) Diabetic neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and infection predispose people with diabetes to gangrene and amputations. More than half of all nontraumatic lower extremity amputations (LEAs) occur in people with diabetes. ...
  6. Surgery to remove part or all of a limb or appendage.
  7. Surgical removal of the root portion of the tooth. It is usually performed on a multi-rooted tooth to eliminate a root that cannot be treated.
  8. The surgical removal of a limb or part of a limb or a body part (such as a breast). People with diabetes are at increased risk of amputation as they often have nerve damage in the legs and feet (diabetic neuropathy) and do not notice cuts or blisters. ...
  9. refers to the total or partial absence of any part of an extremity. In the strict sense, amputation refers to the surgical intervention which results in an "amputation".
  10. is an acquired condition that results in the loss of a limb, usually from injury, disease, or surgery.
  11. removal of part or all of a body part, except for organs in the body. It usually takes place during surgery in a hospital operating room. It is done because of injury to the body part or problems from diabetes, hardening of the arteries, or any other illness that impairs blood circulation. ...
  12. Removal of a damaged limb of the body, popular medical treatment during the Civil War
  13. cut off (part of the body)
  14. A surgical operation used to remove an arm, leg, or other extremity. It was the most common operation in the Civil War.
  15. Loss of adequacy; feeling dysfunctional or poorly equipped / Loss of whatever the limb represents
  16. To dream of having something personally amputated (or to dream of someone else being amputated) is symbolic of loss. The same is true if you dream of losing a tooth or loosing your hair.  You have probably recently lost something or someone who meant a lot to you. ...
  17. to remove by or as if by cutting; especially : to cut (as a limb) from the body   Young at Heart 1X15   Leonard Betts 4X14
  18. Ordinary amputation of limbs, denotes small offices lost, the loss of entire legs or arms, unusual depression in trade. To seamen, storm and loss of property. Afflicted persons should be warned to watchfulness after this dream.
  19. to cut off. An amputation refers to the removal of a limb when part of that limb is infected, such as cutting off a leg so that an infection of the foot does not spread.
  20. the removal of a body part, whether by surgery or injury
  21. The permanent loss of a normal body structure, resulting from accident, surgical intervention due to irreparable injury or disease, or as religious ritual or medical routine. Circumcision involves the surgical amputation of the foreskin of the penis.
  22. is defined as the surgical removal of an external body part. Although surgical removal of body parts like ears and breasts can technically be called amputations.
  23. Amputations are the loss of a body part. Amputations are divided into Traumatic Amputations (those involving loss of a body part caused by an injury) and Non-traumatic Amputations. The later often occurs secondary to diabetes, poor circulation, or infection.