amputate

Her husband, Phil, has said that surgeons had been forced to amputate both her legs in an effort to save her.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Woodhall would amputate more than 100 limbs, plus “many hands, and fingers,” in the next 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

The decision was then taken to amputate below his right knee, a procedure which took place on 2 June.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

But the doctors in Gaza refused to amputate, hoping to save the foot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

"They're not gonna amputate it, baby. They're gonna fix it," she assured her.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

He gives them scene transplants or amputates a character or administers dialogue transfusions, but somehow these measures never restore these dramas to robust health.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bustamante insisted that a voter could not remove the ink and vote more than once "unless he amputates a finger, and if he does, I'll be delighted to let him vote two times, even ten."

From Time Magazine Archive

Flimsy characterization amputates the play just short of greatness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is the surgeon guilty of wrong who amputates a limb to preserve life?

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by E. N. Elliott

The surgeon, who amputates a leg to save the patient's life, does good, not evil.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik

A critically endangered roloway monkey has given birth only months after a pioneering operation spared her from having her foot amputated.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

The 17-year-old has since had her leg amputated, joining hundreds more Venezuelans who lost limbs during the devastating twin tremors on June 24.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Relatives found Anderson Daniel Salcedo, 22, at Caracas's university hospital and alerted his mother, who immediately travelled to the Venezuelan capital, Reuters reported, only to find they had already amputated his legs.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

At a hospital in Caracas, doctors amputated his legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

So they simply amputated the arm at the elbow, and for the rest of his life my father had to manage with one arm.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Once serious infection sets in, amputating a foot or limb may be the only option to save a patient’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Procedures that have been performed by staff at Al Shifa under such circumstances have included amputating limbs and fingers, stitching up serious wounds, and treating serious burns, said Abu Selmeyah, without elaborating.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023

A staph infection meant amputating her left foot below the knee in 2017.

From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023

In 2012, his right hand had become so badly infected following years of gout that it required amputating.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2022

“Yeah, my big toe. If I wasn’t wearing shoes, they’d be amputating this toe sure as hell.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy