Amputation

Noun

 * 1) surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
 * 2) the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

Thesaurus
abscission; anastomotic operation; annihilation; bloodless operation; butchering; capital operation; chopping; cleavage; compensating operation; corneal transplant; crescent operation; cutting; destruction; dichotomy; elective operation; elimination; emergency operation; enucleation; eradication; excision; exclusion; exploratory operation; extinction; extirpation; fenestration operation; fission; heart transplant; interval operation; kidney transplant; laceration; major operation; minor operation; mutilation; operation; organ transplant; organ transplantation; palliative operation; radical operation; removal; rending; rescission; resection; ripping; scission; section; severance; slashing; slicing; splitting; surgery; surgical intervention; surgical operation; surgical technique; tearing; the knife; transplant