1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: To cut off (a limb or projecting part (of the body). Wiseman.
AMPUTATION
Am`pu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. amputatio: cf. F. amputation.]
Defn: The act amputating; esp. the operation of cutting of a limb or projecting part of the body.
AMPUTATOR
Am"pu*ta"tor, n.
Defn: One who amputates.
AMPYX
Am"pyx, n. Etym: [Gr. (Greek Antiq.)
Defn: A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.
AMRITA
Am*ri"ta, n. Etym: [Skr. amrita.] (Hind. Myth.)