amputee
Missing a limb
An amputee is a person who has lost a limb or part of a limb, whether through surgery, accident, or congenital condition.
The word most often refers to those missing an arm or leg: The clinic specializes in prosthetics for amputees.
Double amputee and triple amputee specify multiple limbs lost.
Jointed bodily projection
- severedCut off completely
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
pain · injury · wound · accident · disability · impairment · disfigurement · dismemberment
Manufactured replacement body part
- artificialMade, not natural
- limbJointed bodily projection
- bionicMechanically augmented human
- socketHollow receiving cavity
robotic · titanium · silicone · fitting · gait · alignment · liner · suspension
Capacity to recover quickly
- survivorOne still alive after
- strengthPower to exert force
- courageFortitude facing danger
- communityCollective of connected people
advocacy · pride · visibility · representation · athlete · veteran · congenital · acquired
Recovery from injury/addiction
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- accessibilityEase of approach
- independenceFreedom from external control
- modificationAct of altering something
therapy · accommodation · training · wheelchair · crutches · walker · adaptive · relearning
limb
Jointed bodily projection
phantom · pain · injury · wound · accident · disability · impairment · disfigurement · dismemberment · maimed
prosthesis
Manufactured replacement body part
- artificialMade, not natural
- limbJointed bodily projection
- bionicMechanically augmented human
socket · robotic · titanium · silicone · fitting · gait · alignment · liner · suspension · biomechanical
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
community · advocacy · pride · visibility · representation · athlete · veteran · congenital · acquired · bilateral
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- accessibilityEase of approach
- independenceFreedom from external control
modification · therapy · accommodation · training · wheelchair · crutches · walker · adaptive · relearning · occupational
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- disabled peoplewheelchair user, paraplegic, quadriplegic, blind person, deaf person
- veteran healthPTSD, shell shock, combat fatigue, battle fatigue, combat trauma
- war casualtiescasualties, war casualties, war dead, killed in action, fallen soldiers
- War Woundsshrapnel wound, shrapnel wounds, gunshot wound, gunshot wounds, bullet wound
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- leg amputationSurgical removal of leg
- limb amputationSurgical removal of appendage
- amputee veteranEx-soldier with amputation
- arm amputationSurgical removal of forelimb
- foot amputationSurgical removal of foot
self-amputation, amputate, amputation, amputees, amputations