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And because, like most other amputees, her brain was continuing to receive and interpret nerve signals as if her limbs were still there, Lulu also was experiencing severe phantom pain.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Fundraising, posting, and bringing Rahaf, a three-year-old double amputee, onto her show.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
The adorable moment Noel, the amputee dog, managed to hop up the steps and onto the couch was captured by her owner.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The project follows cyclist Alaa al-Dali, shot during Gaza’s 2018 Great March of Return, who goes on to build a para-cycling team from fellow amputees.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Fundraising, posting, and bringing Rahaf, a three-year-old double amputee, onto her show.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
The adorable moment Noel, the amputee dog, managed to hop up the steps and onto the couch was captured by her owner.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The project follows cyclist Alaa al-Dali, shot during Gaza’s 2018 Great March of Return, who goes on to build a para-cycling team from fellow amputees.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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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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