'Intermediary amputation' definitions:

Definition of 'Intermediary amputation'

From: GCIDE
  • Intermediary \In`ter*me"di*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. interm['e]diaire.] Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project. [1913 Webster]
  • Intermediary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury, performed after inflammation has set in. [1913 Webster]