amputation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
  2. noun a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

WordNet

Am`pu*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. amputatio: cf. F. amputation.
Definitions
  1. The act amputating; esp. the operation of cutting of a limb or projecting part of the body.

Webster 1913