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autoamputation

autoamputation noun: the spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp.

Noun

autoamputation (countable and uncountable, plural autoamputations)

  1. The spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp.

Forms of autoamputation

pluralautoamputations

Origin of autoamputation

From auto- + amputation.

Questions about autoamputation

What does autoamputation mean?
Autoamputation means the spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp.
What part of speech is autoamputation?
Autoamputation is a noun.
What is the plural of autoamputation?
The plural of autoamputation is autoamputations.

Words near autoamputation in the dictionary

  1. autoamplifying
  2. autoamputate
  3. autoamputated
  4. autoamputates
  5. autoamputating
  6. autoamputation
  7. autoamputations
  8. autoanalyser
  9. autoanalysers
  10. autoanalyses
  11. autoanalysis

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