autoamputation

autoamputation

English

Etymology

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English auto-
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English autoamputation

    From auto- + amputation.

    Noun

    autoamputation (countable and uncountable, plural autoamputations)

    1. The spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or an abnormal growth, such as of a polyp.
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