ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin amputation-, amputatio, from amputatus, + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a cutting, pruning, or lopping off
bare thorny stumps and slanting marks of amputation — Kathleen Fruman
a deliberate amputation of freedom — Time
b. : excision (as of letters, words, or sentences) from writing
confusion follows too drastic an amputation — Creighton Peet
2. : an act, process, or instance of amputating a body part whether occurring immediately after an injury or delayed until inflammation and suppuration are present — called also respectively primary amputation, secondary amputation ; see congenital amputation , spontaneous amputation