amputation vs bright lights and cold steel

amputation

noun
  • surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. 

  • the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma 

bright lights and cold steel

noun
  • Surgery (procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body). 

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