as in severs
medical
to remove (part of a person's body)
His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.
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In Season 1, one character severs her consciousness so as not to experience the pain of childbirth—so the only world her innie knows is giving birth and handing over her baby.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
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The capture severs Assad’s primary connection with Jordan.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Amputates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputates. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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