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S: NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/amputation/ (last access: 2 December 2020); Access Medicine – https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?sectionid=45451717&bookid=675&Resultclick=2 (last access: 5 December 2020).
N: 1. 1610s, “a cutting off of tree branches, a pruning,” also “operation of cutting off a limb, etc., of a body,” from Middle French amputation or directly from Latin amputationem (nominative amputatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of amputare “to cut off, lop off; cut around, to prune,” from am(bi)– “around” (from PIE root *ambhi- “around”) + putare “to prune, trim” (from PIE root *pau- (2) “to cut, strike, stamp”).
2. Amputation, in medicine, removal of any part of the body. Commonly the term is restricted to mean surgical removal of a part of or an entire limb, either upper or lower extremity. The reasons for surgical amputation in general are injury, infection, tumour, diabetes, or insufficient blood supply. Persons born without a limb or limbs are said to have suffered congenital amputation. Surgical amputation may be a lifesaving measure for injured persons suffering from both loss of blood and infection; for persons with diabetic or arteriosclerotic gangrene, in whom amputation may be the only method of preventing spread of the gangrene; and for persons suffering from malignant tumours of soft tissue or bone.
3. Digital amputation is often associated with traumatic injuries but is also seen within the elective surgery setting, such as cancer resection and management of chronic conditions such as Dupuytrens contractures or peripheral vascular disease. It is also seen as a consequence of severe sepsis, although this often results in auto-amputation.
4. An amputation may be needed if:
- you have a severe infection in your limb
- your limb has been affected by gangrene (often as a result of peripheral arterial disease)
- there’s serious trauma to your limb, such as a crush or blast wound
- your limb is deformed and has limited movement and function
5. The use of “apocope” is obsolete.
S: 1. OED – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=amputation&ref=searchbar_searchhint (last access: 2 December 2020). 2. EncBrit – https://www.britannica.com/science/amputation (last access: 2 December 2020). 3. NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538153/ (last access: 2 December 2020). 4. NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/amputation/ (last access: 2 December 2020). 5. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=amputation&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 5 December 2020).
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