mutilation

mu·ti·la·tion

(myū-ti-lā'shŭn),

Disfigurement or injury by removal or destruction of any conspicuous or essential part of the body.

[L. mutilatio, fr. mutilo, pp. -atus, to maim]

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

Disfigurement; a major reduction or alteration of a limb or tissue, which may be intentional or accidental. See Genital mutilation, Self-mutilation.

mu·ti·la·tion

(myū'ti-lā'shŭn)

Disfigurement or injury by removal or destruction of any conspicuous or essential part of the body.

[L. mutilatio, fr. mutilo, pp. -atus, to maim]

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.

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acral mutilation syndrome

see hereditary sensory neuropathy.