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- noun psychology A fear of
amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear ofamputations (fear of amputations on others), fear ofamputees (persons with amputations).
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apo-, "away") + τέμνω (temno) + -phobia.
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