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Definition of Amputee
1. Noun. Someone who has had a limb removed by amputation.
Definition of Amputee
1. Noun. A person who has had one or more limbs removed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amputee
1. one that has had a limb amputated [n -S]
Medical Definition of Amputee
1. A person with an amputated limb or part of limb. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amputee
Literary usage of Amputee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Bilateral amputee prescription. In the bilateral amputee, all the above principles
... In addition, it is rare that a bilateral amputee regularly uses two ..."
2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1992)
"Adapting Prostheses for Diving Use Some single- and double-leg amputee divers
find that ... A single above-the-knee amputee might use a wooden or otherwise ..."
3. What Happened to the Women?: Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations by Ruth Rubio-Marín (2006)
"The various amputee associations throughout the country have also been very ...
The amputee Association in Freetown has a membership of about 230 victims, ..."
4. Nasa Patents Available for Licensing from the George C. Marshall Space (1992)
"The fingers are pivotally mounted on a housing that is secured to the amputee's
upper arm with the brace. The stem, which also contains a cam, is rotation- ..."
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