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Disarticulation vs Amputation - What's the difference?

disarticulation | amputation |

As nouns the difference between disarticulation and amputation

is that disarticulation is the act of disarticulating while amputation is surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

disarticulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of disarticulating.

    • amputation

    English

    (wikipedia amputation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
  • the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

    • See also

    * acrotomophilia * apotemnophilia * apotemnophobia