Definition

1. Verb:
   • To amputate: To surgically remove a limb, digit, or other external part of the body, typically for medical reasons such as injury, disease, or infection.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bác sĩ buộc phải cắt cụt cánh tay bị hoại tử. (The doctor was forced to amputate the necrotic arm.)
  • Sau tai nạn, một chân của anh ấy đã bị cắt cụt. (After the accident, one of his legs was amputated.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively in a medical or traumatic context. It implies a permanent and complete removal of a bodily extremity.

Variants and Related Words

• Cắt bỏ (v): To cut off, to remove surgically. This is a more general term that can apply to limbs, organs, or growths (e.g., a tumor).
• Tháo khớp (v): To disarticulate; to surgically remove a limb through a joint.

Synonyms

• Amputate: The direct synonym.
• Sever: To cut off, can be used in both medical and general contexts.
• Remove: A general term for taking something away.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with , the concept is sometimes referenced in figurative language describing severe loss or reduction, e.g., "cắt đứt" (to cut off, to sever ties).

1. Amputate
   • Cắt cụt một chân
     To amputate a leg