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amputate

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To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.

To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body)

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amputate limbs Source: Internet

But the park's spectacular canyons and trials present risk: in 2003, climber was pinned under a boulder, forcing him to amputate it himself — inspiring the movie "127 Hours." Source: Internet

In rare incidences, it may be necessary to amputate the affected area. Source: Internet

As the seriousness of his condition worsened doctors were forced to amputate his leg, shattering his dreams of ever becoming a professional footballer. Source: Internet

She became cancer-free, and then this year she came back and they had to amputate her leg, and so … Source: Internet

After being taken to the hospital, doctors advised Dixit's family to amputate both of his arms. Source: Internet

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