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No. 9,486 in Spanish

amputado

A person who has had a limb removed.

In a sentence

  • El hombre amputado recibió una prótesis para su pierna izquierda.

    The amputated man received a prosthetic for his left leg.

    The word 'amputado' is used as an adjective describing a person who has undergone an amputation.

  • Los equipos médicos trataron al paciente amputado con mucho cuidado.

    The medical teams treated the amputee patient with great care.

    Here, 'amputado' is again an adjective indicating that the patient has experienced an amputation.

  • Después del accidente, quedó amputado de la mano derecha.

    After the accident, he was left amputated from his right hand.

    In this case, 'amputado' acts as a predicate adjective, describing the outcome of an event.

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