adj
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
n
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
n
The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
n
A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
n
The condition of being an amputee.
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
n
(medicine, colloquial, slang) Appendectomy.
v
(intransitive) To detach spontaneously from the body; to undergo autoamputation.
n
The spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp.
n
Delivery of a baby through an incision in the womb.
n
A person who was born with a partial or complete amputation affecting one or more limbs.
n
The correction of disfigurement, as by surgery or tattooing.
n
(veterinary medicine) The surgical removal of claws.
v
(pathology, of a chemical) To remove from a (human or animal) body
n
(medicine) A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.
n
(surgery) Plastic surgery to the dura mater.
n
An intravaginal contraceptive device.
n
(by extension) similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms.
adj
Removed from the body (especially in relation to organs)
n
(surgery) The act of removing something from a body.
n
A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”).
n
Half castration, by the removal of a single testicle.
n
(anatomy) A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.
n
(surgery, dated) strangulation, as in hernia.
n
(medicine) The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.
n
(medicine) Pathological preputial enlargement.
n
A large prosthesis, typically used to replace a limb.
n
(euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
n
surgical removal of the testicles; castration
n
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
n
(medicine) A type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.
n
A person who makes or fits orthotic devices.
adj
Having undergone papillectomy.
n
(rare) An abnormal enlargement of the penis.
n
(medicine) A vaginal suppository.
n
(uncountable) Beauty achieved by cosmetic surgery.
n
An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
n
(medicine) one who fits prostheses
n
Alternative form of prosthetist [A person who makes or fits prosthetic devices.]
n
A medical fraud in which a practitioner creates the illusion of performing surgery with his/her bare hands, using fake blood and other trickery.
n
(usually in combination, medicine) A stretching.
adj
Of a person with body integrity identity disorder: having had an amputation or other surgery performed to remove or alter the healthy organ or part.
n
The procedure of tying the Fallopian tubes for the purpose of contraception.
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