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'''Amputation''' is the removal of a limb or body part by [[Physical trauma|trauma]], medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventive surgery for such problems. A special case is that of congenital amputation, a congenital disorder, where fetal limbs have been cut off by constrictive bands.<ref name="WP">{{REFweb |url=https://enmedical-dictionary.wikipediathefreedictionary.orgcom/wiki/Amputationamputation
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|websitelast=Anonymous |first= |init= |publisher=The Free Dictionary by Farlex |date=Wikipedia |accessdate=2023-09-27}}</ref> As a surgical measure, it is used to control [[pain]] or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventive surgery for such problems. A special case is that of congenital amputation, a congenital disorder, where fetal limbs have been cut off by constrictive bands.<ref name="WP">{{URLwikipedia|Amputation|Amputation|2021-11-12}}</ref>
In some countries, such as Afghanistan and Iran,<ref name="iran">{{REFnews
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|place=Calgary, Alberta, Canada
|pages=10–15
|title=Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century
|year=2005
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* Amputation of the [[penis]] ([[penectomy]]).
* Amputation of the [[foreskin]] ([[circumcision]]).
* Amputation of the [[clitoris]] ([[clitoridectomy]]).
== Neurological disorders related to amputation ==
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One of the piers of [[circumfetishist]] [[Jake H. Waskett]] said: “Some of us who do get erotic and sexual gratification out of not only the finished product, but also the procedure itself.” The “finished product” is the sexual interest in becoming an amputee and the “procedure itself” is akin to the [[Jake_H._Waskett/Editorial#Cognitive_dissonance_.28free_thought_paradigm.29|IKEA effect that was previously discussed]].
=== Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) ===
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* [[Adult circumcision]]
* [[Circumcision]]
* [[Complete penile amputation]]
* [[The Boy Who Was Turned Into a Girl]]
* [[Ulwaluko]]
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