İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. f., tıb. (bir uzvu) kesmek. (bir organi) kesmek. ampute et,kes. ampute et. f., tıb. (bir uzvu) kesmek. kes. ampute et. organını almak; budamak, kesmek (ağaç, organ).
2. kes, bir uzvunu kaybetmiş olan kimse.
3. bir organı kesmek.
4. tıbbi nedenlerle vücudun kol , bacak vb gibi bir parçasını kesip almak.
5. kes, ampute et.

Etymology : Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare, from am-, amb- around + putare to cut, prune; more at AMBI-
Pronunciation : 'am-py&-"tAt
Function : transitive verb
Date : 1638

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1. cut off a limb; remove an organ. amputate\am"pu*tate\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. amputated; p. pr. & vb. n. amputating.] [l. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to e. pure. see: putative.].
2. to prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
3. (surg.) to cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body).
4. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
5. To cut off remove surgically; "amputate limbs".
6. To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged. To save his life, doctors amputated his legs He had to have one leg amputated above the knee. + amputation amputations am·pu·ta·tion He lived only hours after the amputation. to cut off someone's arm, leg, finger etc during a medical operation (past participle of amputare, from amb- + putare ).