reamputation
English
Etymology
From re- + amputation.
Noun
reamputation (countable and uncountable, plural reamputations)
- (surgery) A second amputation performed upon the same body part.
Related terms
- reamputate
References
- “reamputation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.