This is the 9486th most frequent Spanish word.
amputado
A person who has had a limb removed.
The word 'amputado' is used as an adjective describing a person who has undergone an amputation.
El hombre amputado recibió una prótesis para su pierna izquierda.
The amputated man received a prosthetic for his left leg.
Here, 'amputado' is again an adjective indicating that the patient has experienced an amputation.
Los equipos médicos trataron al paciente amputado con mucho cuidado.
The medical teams treated the amputee patient with great care.
In this case, 'amputado' acts as a predicate adjective, describing the outcome of an event.