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🏜️ Not bonded 📝 Not final 🦴 Not glued
uncemented

uncemented

1 6.2
Not fixed with hard glue so parts can join naturally
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈsɛmɛntɪd/
  • Specialized
: sin cemento
  • The surgeon opted for an uncemented prosthesis to allow for future adjustments.
  • an uncemented cup
  • an uncemented stem
  • porous-coated uncemented

Examples

  • The proportion of uncemented cups rose markedly over the study period.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The use of uncemented and hybrid replacements was considerably higher in Finland and Denmark than in the other countries.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Sixty percent of the stems were uncemented.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The study population was 285 consecutive uncemented primary THRs in 260 patients, carried out between September 1983 and June 1987.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Eighty-two percent of the cups were uncemented, and the most common brands were (a) ABG II, (b) Biomet Vision, and (c) Biomet M38.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Patients with uncemented implants often experience a faster recovery.

  • Many orthopedic specialists recommend uncemented hip replacements for younger patients.

Synonyms

mortarless
vsuncemented
  • Specialized
1 6.6

Made without mortar, with stones or bricks placed tightly together

refers specifically to lack of cement rather than lack of mortar
cementless
vsuncemented
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Not made or fixed with cement, for example a knee implant that lets bone grow into it

is broader, meaning not joined with cement in implants or building
unmortared
vsuncemented
1 8.7

Made of stones or bricks joined without mortar

indicates absence of cement as the joining method rather than mortar

Antonyms

fixed
97 1.0

Attached firmly to something so it cannot move

joined
34 1.9

Connected so they form one longer object

How Fixed

fixed
97 1.0
uncemented
  • Specialized
1 6.2
unfixed
1 6.1

Surface Forms

uncemented positive

Morphology

uncemented = cemented (transparent) = un + cement + ed

A direct negation of the literal sense 'cemented' (joined using cement), so the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Uncemented is un- 'not' plus cement 'a fixing material'. In medicine or building uncemented means the part is not fixed with cement, so it can move a little or let bone grow around it.