Word
amputee
Phoneticsam·putee
US/ˈæmpjəˈti/
UK/ˈæmpjuːtˌiː/
Definition
n. a person who has had one or more limbs, such as an arm or a leg, removed because of an injury or a medical condition.
n. a person who has had a limb or other body part removed through surgical amputation. Refers to the individual rather than the specific limb itself.
Examples
“The amputee uses a prosthetic leg to walk.”
“The hospital provides specialized physical therapy to help every amputee regain their independence and mobility.”
“Advances in neural interface technology have allowed many amputees to control robotic prosthetics with a level of precision that was previously thought impossible for such devices.”
Examples
simple
“The amputee uses a prosthetic leg to walk.”
contextual
“The hospital provides specialized physical therapy to help every amputee regain their independence and mobility.”
complex
“Advances in neural interface technology have allowed many amputees to control robotic prosthetics with a level of precision that was previously thought impossible for such devices.”
Real-World Examples
“She thinks all elected politicians should be forced to meet children like Rahaf, a three-year-old Gazan amputee she invited on the Ms Rachel show, so they understand the stakes.” Etymology
From French amputée, (past participle of amputer (“to amputate”)), from Latin amputatus, perfect passive participle of amputare (“to amputate”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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