amputate
US /ˈæm.pjə.teɪt/
UK /ˈæm.pjə.teɪt/
1.
amputar, cortar
cut off (a limb or other appendage of the body) by surgical operation
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The doctors had to amputate his leg due to the severe infection.
Los médicos tuvieron que amputar su pierna debido a la grave infección.
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He lost several fingers and had to have one hand amputated after the accident.
Perdió varios dedos y tuvo que amputarse una mano después del accidente.