Meaning & use
post amputation
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Meaning
adjectivebefore a nounmedical
Relating to the period or condition after a limb or part of the body has been surgically removed.
Grammar: Used before a noun: post-amputation pain, post-amputation care. Not usually used after a verb.
Patterns
- post-amputation care
- post-amputation pain
- post-amputation rehabilitation
The patient received post-amputation rehabilitation to learn how to use a prosthesis.
Post-amputation pain can be managed with medication and therapy.
The clinic specializes in post-amputation support for veterans.
Common combinations
- post-amputation care
- Good post-amputation care prevents infection.
- post-amputation pain
- She experienced post-amputation pain for several months.
- post-amputation rehabilitation
- Post-amputation rehabilitation helped him regain mobility.
Synonyms and how they differ
- after amputation
- More general and less technical; used in everyday speech.
Opposites
Word family
- amputate verb
- To surgically remove a limb or part of the body.
- amputation noun
- The act of surgically removing a limb or part of the body.
- amputee noun
- A person who has had a limb amputated.
Commonly confused: post amputation or post-operative?
post amputation vs post-operative
Means 'after surgery' in general, not specifically after an amputation.
Practice
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'Post-amputation' is the standard adjective form. 'Post amputation' without a hyphen is less common; 'post-amputate' and 'post-amputated' are not used as adjectives.
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