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stump
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stump (stump) the distal end of a limb left after amputation.
stump (stmp)
n.
1. The extremity of a limb left after amputation.
2. The pedicle remaining after removal of the tumor to which it was attached.
stump
Etymology: ME, stumpe
the part of a limb that remains after amputation.
stump
the distal end of a limb left after amputation.
STUMP
Smooth muscle tumor of undetermined malignant potential. See Borderline tumors.
stump
Surgery That part of an extremity, or organ–eg, stomach, that remains after partial resection. See Amputation, Gastric stump.


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