Definition of "amputations" []

• Plural form of amputation. (noun)

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• "The amputations were my greatest dread, lest I might displace bandages and set an artery bleeding."
• "Smith's program is relatively inexpensive, reaching 10,000 patients (the outreach program serves two other neighborhoods) for $120,000 a year-the cost of two foot amputations, which is a possible outcome for people with untreated diabetes."
• "If Obama says he'll stop doctors from enriching themselves through unnecessary tonsillectomies and amputations, that is an explicit call for government control of health-care delivery and the interference of government between patients and doctors."