What is the name of the person who amputates limbs?

1. What kind of doctor does amputations?
2. What is it called when you want to cut off a limb?
3. What do you call someone missing all limbs?
4. What is the medical term for someone who lost a limb?
5. What does Ampulate mean?
6. Who performs leg amputations?
7. What is amputation?
8. Can I get my arm amputated?
9. What is a person with no legs and arms called?
10. What do u call a man with no arms or legs?
11. What does DAK amputee mean?
12. What is a disarticulation?
13. What is limb amputation?

What kind of doctor does amputations?

For cases that require the removal of more tissue, such as the entire lower leg, a general surgeon or orthopedic surgeon will likely be called on to perform the surgery.

What is it called when you want to cut off a limb?

Abstract. The term body integrity identity disorder (BIID) describes the extremely rare phenomenon of persons who desire the amputation of one or more healthy limbs or who desire a paralysis. Some of these persons mutilate themselves; others ask surgeons for an amputation or for the transection of their spinal cord.

What do you call someone missing all limbs?

bilateral amputee: A person who is missing or has had amputated both arms or both legs. For example, a person that is missing both legs below-the knee is considered a bilateral BK. ... BK (below-the-knee): A specific level of amputation—also known as transtibial.

What is the medical term for someone who lost a limb?

Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery.

What does Ampulate mean?

transitive verb. : to remove by or as if by cutting especially : to cut (a part, such as a limb) from the body.

Who performs leg amputations?

General and vascular surgeons now perform the vast majority of amputations, and physiatrists oversee rehabilitation.

What is amputation?

Amputation is the loss or removal of a body part such as a finger, toe, hand, foot, arm or leg.

Can I get my arm amputated?

Amputation is the surgical removal of all or part of a limb or extremity such as an arm, leg, foot, hand, toe, or finger. About 1.8 million Americans are living with amputations. Amputation of the leg -- either above or below the knee -- is the most common amputation surgery.

What is a person with no legs and arms called?

Definition of quadruple amputee

: a person who has lost all or part of both legs and both arms.

What do u call a man with no arms or legs?

Allen. What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in a pile of sugar? Cain.

What does DAK amputee mean?

Identical amputations on both sides of the body are prefaced by a "D": DAK would describe a double above-knee amputee. These are also known as "bilateral" amputations, so BAK would be equally valid. A Disarticulation Amputation involves the removal of bones at the joint by the Amputation of the joint.

What is a disarticulation?

n. The amputation of a limb through a joint, without the cutting of bone.

What is limb amputation?

An amputation is the surgical removal of part of the body, such as an arm or leg.