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Definition of Amputees
1. amputee [n] - See also: amputee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amputees
Literary usage of Amputees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Landmines: A Deadly Legacy by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"B. Treatment and Rehabilitation Most Cambodian amputees leave the hospital with
little hope for the future. There are no rehabilitation centers, ..."
2. World Disasters Report: 1994 by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"They usually include living accommodation for amputees' use wile being fitted
for prostheses, training facilities - for amputees in using prostheses and for ..."
3. Land Mines in Cambodia: The Coward's War by Asia Watch, Physicians for Human Rights, Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Asia Watch Committee (U.S., Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1991)
"By comparison, there are 60000 amputees in Vietnam (out of a population of ...
Al. Angola's 28-year-old war produced perhaps 20000 mine amputees (out of a ..."
4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"While unilateral amputees quickly achieve transfer skills, ... Within a few days,
unilateral amputees with healthy normal limbs can balance well on one leg ..."
5. Still Killing: Landmines in Southern Africa by Alex Vines (1997)
"Out of a population of about nine million, it has many thousands of amputees,
the great majority of them injured by landmines. The most widely used figure ..."
6. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"In Angola, for example, it is estimated that over 5000 new prostheses are required
every year just to cope with the existing amputees - and this is more ..."
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