Severed limb

Severed limb refers to any part of the body that has been forcibly removed either through surgical procedure, animal attack or an act of violence.

In film

 * Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984): In the dream world, Freddy Krueger cuts off his own fingers to intimidate Nancy Thompkins.
 * Nightmare on Elm Street, A (2010): Nancy Holbrook uses a broken paper cutter blade to cut off Freddy Krueger's claw arm in the waking world.
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002): Obi-Wan Kenobi cuts off Zam Wessel's arm with a lightsaber in the Outlander Club on Coruscant. Later, Count Dooku cuts off Anakin Skywalker's arm with a saber during their dual on Geonosis.
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005): Anakin Skywalker cuts off Count Dooku's hands and then his head during the rescue of Chancellor Palpatine on the Malevolence. Later, Obi-Wan Kenobi cuts off Darth Vader's remaining hand as well as both legs.
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977): Obi-Wan Kenobi uses a lightsaber to cut off Ponda Baba's arm in the Mos Eisley Cantina.
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Darth Vader uses his lightsaber to cut off Luke Skywalker's hand during their dual in Cloud City.
 * Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (2003): Erin hacks off Leatherface's chainsaw arm with multiple whacks from a meat cleaver inside of a slaughterhouse.