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amputeeism

amputeeism noun: the condition of being an amputee.

Noun

amputeeism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being an amputee.
    • Voluntary amputeeism or apotemnophilia — where the subject wishes to have a limb or appendage removed — might arguably fall within the category of radical body modification.2008, Belinda Bennett, Terry Carney, Isabel Karpin, Brave New World of Health, page 78

Origin of amputeeism

From amputee + -ism.

Questions about amputeeism

What does amputeeism mean?
Amputeeism means the condition of being an amputee.
What part of speech is amputeeism?
Amputeeism is a noun.

Words near amputeeism in the dictionary

  1. amputators
  2. ampute
  3. amputed
  4. amputee
  5. amputee identity disorder
  6. amputeeism
  7. amputees
  8. amputes
  9. amputing
  10. ampyrimine
  11. ampyrone

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