The amount of time that a patient should not eat or drink varies by procedure and the preferences of the health care professional. In addition to not eating before surgery, a patient should also have a relatively light, healthy last meal before beginning the fast and not smoke or drink alcohol.
Definition of amputate. amputated. ; amputating. transitive verb. : to remove by or as if by cutting; especially : to cut (a part, such as a limb) from the body.
2. (intr) to be capable of being transplanted. 3. (Surgery) surgery to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another during a grafting or transplant operation. n. 4. (Surgery) surgery. a. the procedure involved in such a transfer. b. the organ or tissue transplanted.