Stump

A short piece of a limb which is left after the rest has been amputated.


That part of a limb remaining on the body after amputation of part of the limb.


The end portion of the limb that remains after amputation. If the stump is large enough, an artificial limb, or prosthesis, can be attached to it and controlled by the brain impulses that continue after amputation.


The distal portion of an amputated extremity.


 


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