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So did different, more emotionally exploitative posts depicting disabled mothers and children in the mud or smiling amputees, with captions asking for a birthday wish.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 14 May 2024
That doesn’t mean there are no amputees in the military.
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
More than a thousand children injured in Israel’s brutal bombardment of Gaza are now amputees.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 23 Mar. 2024
The system could be integrated into commercially available prosthetics, allowing the amputee to experience real-time dextrous thermal sensation.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Etymology
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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