zimmer frame
1Zimmer frame — A walker or walking frame is a tool for disabled or elderly people who need additional support to maintain balance or stability while walking. The British English common equivalent term for a walker is Zimmer Frame from Zimmer Holdings, a major… …
2Zimmer frame — UK [ˈzɪmə(r) ˌfreɪm] / US [ˈzɪmər ˌfreɪm] Word forms Zimmer frame : singular Zimmer frame plural Zimmer frames trademark British a light metal frame that someone old or ill uses to help them walk and stand without falling …
3Zimmer frame — [[t]zɪ̱mə(r) freɪm[/t]] Zimmer frames N COUNT A Zimmer frame or a Zimmer is a frame that old or ill people sometimes use to help them walk. [BRIT, TRADEMARK] (in AM, use walker) …
4Zimmer frame — noun A walking frame. Aids, such as a Zimmer frame, walking stick, or foot drop splint may be needed at some point by many patients. Syn: walker, walking frame …
5Zimmer frame — /ˈzɪmə freɪm/ (say zimuh fraym) noun → walking frame. {British trademark Zimmer + frame} …
6Zimmer frame — noun a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk • Syn: ↑walker, ↑Zimmer • Derivationally related forms: ↑walk (for: ↑walker) …
7zimmer frame — zim|mer frame [ˈzımə freım US mər ] n trademark BrE a metal frame that old or ill people use to help them walk American Equivalent: walker …
8zimmer frame — noun (C) BrE trademark a metal frame that old or ill people use to help them walk; walker (3) AmE …
9Zimmer frame™ — …
10Zimmer — (also Zimmer frame) ► NOUN trademark ▪ a kind of walking frame. ORIGIN from Zimmer Orthopaedic Limited, the name of the manufacturer …
