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[raggedyrobot]

Ambulateto walkAmputation loss of all or part of a limb.Aritifical Limba type of prosthesis that replaces a missing body part.Bilateralboth sides Contractureshortening of a muscle or tendon over a joint - this limits the movement of the jointDoffing the act of taking something off (a prosthesis, a stump sock, a stump shrinker).Donningthe act of

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[wanderingaengus]

I think I've mentioned this before, but this book has the best medical explanation of phantom pain I've ever read.

Aren't "doffing" and "donning" a great pair of words?

[raggedyrobot]

i hate those words. makes me think of the newfie accient.
ya dake da leg doff and den you put dit back don 'byeeee.

[wanderingaengus]

I know they exist, but I don't actually know any newfie jokes. I bet you could tell me plenty.

Hey, I'm from New Jersey, I know about being the butt of jokes. My favorite Jersey joke is this one: Why does New Jersey have the most toxic waste and California have the most lawyers?

New Jersey got first choice. (I told you I used to be married to a lawyer.)