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prostheticist

prostheticist is the alternative form of prosthetist.

Meaning of prosthetist

Noun

prosthetist (plural prosthetists)

  1. A person who makes or fits prosthetic devices.
    • She's a licensed prosthetist, meaning, she fits prosthetic limbs to people after an amputation.2009 August 12, Ross Forman, “CMSA's Schmit: A Jackie-of-all-trades”, in Windy City Times, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2010

Forms of prostheticist

pluralprostheticists

Origin of prostheticist

From prosthetic + -ist. By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic + -ist.

Questions about prostheticist

What is prostheticist the alternative form of?
Prostheticist is the alternative form of prosthetist.

Words near prostheticist in the dictionary

  1. prosthetic group
  2. prosthetic groups
  3. prosthetically
  4. prosthetician
  5. prostheticians
  6. prostheticist
  7. prostheticists
  8. prosthetics
  9. prosthetist
  10. prosthetists
  11. prosthion

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