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'''Amputation''' is the removal of a limb or body part by [[Physical trauma|trauma]], medical illness, or surgery. <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/amputation |title=Amputation |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |publisher=The Free Dictionary by Farlex |date= |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>