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Medical Definition of Elliptical amputation
1. Circular amputation in which the sweep of the knife is not exactly vertical to the axis of the limb, the outline of the cut surface being therefore elliptical. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. Circular amputation in which the sweep of the knife is not exactly vertical to the axis of the limb, the outline of the cut surface being therefore elliptical. (05 Mar 2000)