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Amputate Leg Describe Removal Word æmpjuteɪt V.锯掉 Afraid

Front amputate
Pron ['æmpjuteɪt]
Back 【amputate】
v.锯掉
This is serious, I'm afraid we'll have to amputate his leg.
这事很严重,恐怕我们必须锯掉他的腿。
Vocab
amputateremove surgically

Use the verb amputate when you need to describe the surgical removal of a limb, such as an arm or a leg. For example, a doctor might amputate an accident victim's badly crushed arm.

No doubt you hope you'll never have to tell someone that you have to amputate, but if you do make sure you pronounce the word correctly, with the accent on the first syllable: "AM-pyo-tate." Amputate comes from the Latin word amputat-, meaning "lopped off." It can describe the removal of limbs or digits from both humans and animals.

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