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amputation
截肢；截肢术
核心释义
surgical removal of all or part of a limb
- 1.
手术切除全部或部分肢体等。
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
- 2.
因创伤导致肢体等的丧失。
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
肢体缺失；截肢后的残疾状态；手术切除全部或部分肢体等。；因创伤导致肢体等的丧失。；切断；截肢术；[医] 切断术
用法In use
After the accident, the doctors decided that amputation of his lower leg was the only option to save his life.
用法提示：这里 amputation 是名词，表示‘截肢（手术）’，指医生施行的手术。
She was afraid of amputation, but the surgery allowed her to return to an active life with a prosthetic limb.
用法提示：amputation 在此指‘截肢手术’这一医疗行为。
Advances in medicine have made many amputations unnecessary by saving damaged limbs.
用法提示：amputations 是复数形式，仍指外科截肢手术。
amputation of [body part]
amputation 后接 of 引出被截除的身体部位。
The amputation of his right leg saved his life.
他右腿的截肢手术保住了他的命。
undergo an amputation
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- above-knee amputation
- 膝上截肢术
- The patient required an above-knee amputation after the accident.事故后，患者需要进行膝上截肢术。
- below-knee amputation
- 膝下截肢术
- A below-knee amputation allows the use of a prosthetic foot.膝下截肢术使患者能够使用假足。
- traumatic amputation
- 创伤性截肢
- Traumatic amputation of a finger is a common workplace injury.手指创伤性截肢是常见的工作场所伤害。
- surgical amputation
- 外科截肢术
- Surgical amputation is considered when other treatments fail.当其他治疗无效时，会考虑外科截肢术。
- limb amputation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'amp'像锯子切过，'putation'像部位，想象医生锯掉坏肢——amputation就是截肢术，一刀切断。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical/clinical settings、medical documentation、disability/insurance claims amputation 是比较正式且带有医学术语色彩的词，多用于医疗报告、手术讨论或伤残鉴定等书面/专业场合；日常口语中较少使用，更常见的是 cut off 等通俗说法。它也可指截肢后的肢体缺失状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ation 结尾，读音均为 /eɪʃən/，与 amputation 的结尾 /teɪʃən/ 押韵。注意不要与 action /ˈækʃən/、question /ˈkwestʃən/ 等 -tion 词混淆，它们的元音不同。
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