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It is hoped that once the technology has been developed further, it could be used not only by stroke patients but also by people suffering from vertigo problems, or by amputees adapting to new prostheses.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
And the Games featured the Olympics’ first amputee, American gymnast George Eyser, who won six medals with a wooden leg.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
The death toll remains at 24, including a former child actor from Australia, a surfer from Malibu and a 67-year-old amputee who refused to leave his disabled son behind.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Anthony Mitchell and Justin Mitchell Anthony Mitchell, a 67-year-old amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, died in the Eaton fire, according to Anthony’s daughter Hajime White.
—David Chiu, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
And the Games featured the Olympics’ first amputee, American gymnast George Eyser, who won six medals with a wooden leg.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
The death toll remains at 24, including a former child actor from Australia, a surfer from Malibu and a 67-year-old amputee who refused to leave his disabled son behind.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Anthony Mitchell and Justin Mitchell Anthony Mitchell, a 67-year-old amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, died in the Eaton fire, according to Anthony’s daughter Hajime White.
—David Chiu, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē 
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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