amputation/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/EtymologyBorrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).amputation means surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.nounsurgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma