amputee

/ˌæmpjəˈti/
noun
  1. A person who has had a limb (such as an arm or leg) removed by surgery or accident.
    • Many amputees lead active lives and participate in sports like skiing and swimming.
    • The hospital has a support group for amputees learning to use prosthetic limbs.
    • She became an amputee after a car accident when she was twenty years old.
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