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prosthetist

prosthetist

1 7.7
A person who makes and fits artificial arms and legs for people who lost a limb
  • noun
  • /ˈprɑːsθətɪst/
  • Specialized
: protésico
  • Each subject was fitted with a new prosthetic socket by an experienced prosthetist at the Long Beach VAMC STAMP clinic.
  • an experienced prosthetist
  • a certified prosthetist
  • prosthetist to design

Examples

  • The assessments of the clinician and prosthetist are based mostly on those two steady-state situations, as described in the introduction.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Such software would allow the prosthetist to visualize the stresses resulting from his or her design efforts.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Each foot fitting and alignment met with the approval of the subject, prosthetist, and clinic team.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The time required for training in the use of the systems was found to depend on the prosthetists' backgrounds.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Fifty-eight percent of the AFMA prosthetists had some prior computer experience, but 42 percent had none.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The inability of the prosthetist to control limb length minimizes the usefulness of these results.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Most prosthetists would make a new socket if a 10-mm or more thickness were needed.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The fit of each prosthesis was clinically optimized and reviewed by a team of three certified prosthetists.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In the outreach program conducted by PRS, 49 prosthetists and 118 patients in 32 institutions and prosthetics facilities actively participated.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The prosthetist helped the patient choose a comfortable and functional prosthetic limb.

How Experienced

prosthetist
  • Specialized
1 7.7
trainee
50 2.4

Surface Forms

prosthetist singular
prosthetists plural

Morphology

prosthetist = prosthesis (transparent) = prosthesis + ist

Clearly formed from 'prosthesis' (artificial limb) with the agentive suffix '-ist', so a prosthetist is a person who makes or fits prostheses.

Etymology

The word prosthetist comes from prosthesis, a Greek word that means 'to place' or 'add'. A prosthetist fits and adjusts artificial arms or legs, so the origin explains why the word means a medical specialist who makes and fits replacement body parts.