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Amputation

"Amputation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. (Dorland, 28th ed)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Amputation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Amputation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 35 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2017
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