What is a person with no lower limbs called?

Question

Suppose a person is either not born with legs or they have been amputated, what would he be called ?

I have heard "Amputee" but it is not specific, it does not imply that a person has no legs.

thomj1332 · Accepted Answer

Legless, as Davo suggested in a comment:

adjective
  A legless person or animal has no legs.

(Collins English Dictionary)

Bilateral04 · Answer

I've been a BBKA (Bilateral Below Knee Amputee), however,  BBK works, too.
What's really frustrating are the costs associated with prosthetics.
It's hard to get approval for better fitting prosthetics; which doesn't include residual limb physical changes.
The smallest weight gain or loss messes with your socket fitting, which leads us back to RLP (Residual Limb Pain).
I haven't slept in three days, because workers compensation won't approve Gabiapentin/Neurontin

What is a person with no lower limbs called?

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