断肢 (duàn zhī) — (noun) severed limb; (verb-object) to sever a limb
Definition
A medical term meaning a severed or amputated limb (noun), or the action of severing one (verb). As a verb-object phrase, the verb 断 can be reduplicated or placed before 肢, as in 断了肢.
noun
severed limb(verb-object) to sever a limb
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 断肢。Yī shēng chéng gōng dì bǎ duàn zhī jiē shàng le.The doctor successfully reattached the severed limb.
- 。Chē huò dǎo zhì tā duàn le zhī.The car accident caused him to have a limb severed.
- 断肢。duàn zhī Zài zhí shǒu shù xū yào gāo chāo de jì shù.Severed limb replantation surgery requires superb skill.
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