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Definition of Truncate
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
Truncate: To shorten, to cut short. A malformation (birth defect) may truncate a limb. A mutation may create a stop codon that truncates a protein. From the Latin truncare maening to cut short or mutilate from truncus, trunk.