amputate
US /ˈæm.pjə.teɪt/
UK /ˈæm.pjə.teɪt/
1.
amputer, couper
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.
Les médecins ont dû amputer sa jambe à cause de l'infection grave.
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He lost several fingers and had to have one hand amputated after the accident.
Il a perdu plusieurs doigts et a dû se faire amputer une main après l'accident.