adjective
- having had a limb or body part surgically removed
Usage: medical
Examples
- The soldier’s amputated leg required a prosthetic device.
- She learned to walk again with her amputated foot.
- The amputated finger was successfully reattached by surgeons.
- Physical therapy helped him adjust to his amputated arm.
- The amputated limb healed well after the operation.
- Modern prosthetics have greatly improved life for amputated patients.