prosthetist
1Prosthetist — A prosthetist, as defined by The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc., is a person who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services a prosthesis as prescribed by a licensed physician, and who assists …
2prosthetist — prosthetics ► PLURAL NOUN 1) artificial body parts; prostheses. 2) pieces of flexible material applied to actors faces to transform their appearance. 3) (treated as sing. ) the branch of surgery concerned with the making and fitting of artificial …
3prosthetist — noun Date: 1902 a specialist in prosthetics …
4prosthetist — /pros thi tist/, n. a person skilled in making or fitting prosthetic devices. [1900 05; PROSTHET(ICS) + IST] * * * …
5prosthetist — noun A person who makes or fits prosthetic devices …
6prosthetist — One skilled in constructing and fitting prostheses. * * * pros·the·tist präs thət əst n a specialist in prosthetics * * * pros·the·tist (prosґthə tist) [Gr. prosthetes one who adds] an allied health professional trained in prosthetics …
7prosthetist — n. one who makes prostheses, maker of artificial limbs …
8prosthetist — pros·the·tist …
9prosthetist — noun an expert in prosthetics • Derivationally related forms: ↑prosthesis • Hypernyms: ↑expert …
10Maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist — is the term used in the United Kingdom for a specialist who delivers facial, ocular and other prostheses which restore form and function to the body. In the United States, this specialty is known as anaplastology. In the UK,[1] the main governing …
