amputate

He did his best to amputate above the sickly parts in the hope of saving the patient’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Not long after, she went through more procedures: one to amputate her damaged limb and another to cut through her neck to retrieve a fishing hook that had migrated to tissue outside the esophagus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

The decision was then taken to amputate below his right knee, a procedure which took place on 2 June.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

Shaymaa was rushed to Nasser Hospital, where doctors quickly decided to amputate.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

"They're not gonna amputate it, baby. They're gonna fix it," she assured her.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

Bustamante insisted that a voter could not remove the ink and vote more than once "unless he amputates a finger, and if he does, I'll be delighted to let him vote two times, even ten."

From Time Magazine Archive

He gives them scene transplants or amputates a character or administers dialogue transfusions, but somehow these measures never restore these dramas to robust health.

From Time Magazine Archive

Flimsy characterization amputates the play just short of greatness.

From Time Magazine Archive

All of us were amputates, or seriously wounded.

From Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry by Fuller, Charles Augustus

Is the surgeon guilty of wrong who amputates a limb to preserve life?

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.

One parent told the news outlet that her 18-year-old daughter had to have her right foot amputated after her diagnosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

A woman who found out she was diabetic at seven years old has told how stepping on a dog biscuit led to her right leg being amputated.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

She ultimately had to have her flipper amputated, according to Jaros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

A woman who had to have her leg amputated after a botched knee operation has won compensation from the hospital trust.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

They used a long part of the bone from my amputated big toe to make a bridge for my new nose.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Once serious infection sets in, amputating a foot or limb may be the only option to save a patient’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Procedures that have been performed by staff at Al Shifa under such circumstances have included amputating limbs and fingers, stitching up serious wounds, and treating serious burns, said Abu Selmeyah, without elaborating.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023

A staph infection meant amputating her left foot below the knee in 2017.

From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023

Later, doctors recommended amputating his left leg, his mother said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2022

That meant amputating the foot and the bottom of the leg, and fitting me with a prosthesis—an artificial leg.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge