Definition of amputee
:one that has had a limb amputated
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The veterans in the shop have astounding stories: The first amputee to re-enlist in the infantry, others who saw their comrades die or suffer debilitating injuries on the battlefield.
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Hamilton has used her injury as fuel for her foundation, Friends of Bethany, which helps amputees.
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Some 200 such amputees had been summoned to be triaged over two days.
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Other prohibited from riding: People with a fear of heights, motion sickness or dizziness, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, those who have recently had surgery, and amputees and/or those who rely on prosthetics.
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Among the patients ill-served by the company were a double amputee, a woman partially paralyzed from a stroke and a man with a brain injury, the suit said.
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Project Summit, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that empowers Ohio children who are amputees or have limb differences.
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And to top it off, Woodhall became the first double-amputee to earn a DI track scholarship.
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Veteran amputees demonstrated the technology, a collaboration among the VA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the private sector.
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First Known Use of amputee
1910
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Definition of amputee for English Language Learners
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: a person who has had an arm or leg amputated
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