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There's so many amputees out there that have fun with it.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 2 May 2025
Watching amputee soccer is a brief escape from those worries.
—Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
Science Advances This new hand could unlock more precise, natural-feeling prostheses for amputees – and also enable greater dexterity for humanoid robots tasked with handling delicate items around your home, and on the assembly line to build more bots.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
As a quadruple amputee, Dossey, 42, continues to receive twice weekly physical therapy sessions and sees her primary care physician and specialists regularly.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 2 May 2025
Watching amputee soccer is a brief escape from those worries.
—Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
Science Advances This new hand could unlock more precise, natural-feeling prostheses for amputees – and also enable greater dexterity for humanoid robots tasked with handling delicate items around your home, and on the assembly line to build more bots.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
As a quadruple amputee, Dossey, 42, continues to receive twice weekly physical therapy sessions and sees her primary care physician and specialists regularly.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 28 May. 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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