mutilation /mu·ti·la·tion/ (mu″tĭ-la´shun) the act of depriving an individual of a limb, member, or other important part. Also, the condition resulting therefrom.
mutilation
mu·ti·la·tion (my t l-  sh n)n. Disfigurement or injury by removal or destruction of a conspicuous or essential part of the body. mu ti·late v. |
mutilation
the cutting off or otherwise depriving an animal of a limb or other essential part. Farming procedures, classified as mutilations by animal welfare organizations, include tail-docking of cows and horses, ear-cropping in dogs, mulesing of sheep, debarking of dogs, debeaking of birds.
acral mutilation syndrome
see hereditary sensory neuropathy.
mutilation
Disfigurement; a major reduction or alteration of a limb or tissue, which may be intentional or accidental. See Genital mutilation, Self-mutilation.
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