post-amputation
adjective[before noun],adverb
medicalspecialized(alsopostamputation)uk/ˌpəʊst.æm.pjəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpoʊst.æm.pjəˈteɪ.ʃən/existingorhappeningafter someone has had anoperationtocutoff apartoftheirbody:
Theystudiedtheeffectof thedrugon post-amputationpain.
The patient's self-identity must beredefinedpost-amputation.
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amputation
- Thetrialsexaminedpreemptiveepiduralanalgesia for postamputationpain.
- Increased post-amputationdepressionhas beenrelatedtoconcernsaboutburdeningcarers.
- There ismourningpost-amputation, as anamputeeadjuststotheirnewself-image.
- At 4weekspost-amputation, thepatientreportednoresiduallimbpainorphantomlimbpain.
- Postamputationregimenscommonlyinvolveadressingandlightcompressionbandage.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion
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Cutting off and disconnecting