amputate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈampjʊteɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • cut off (a limb) by surgical operation: surgeons had to amputate her left hand

Derivatives

amputation

Pronunciation: /-ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

amputator

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin amputat- 'lopped off', from amputare, from am- (for amb- 'about') + putare 'to prune'