prosthetist

[ pros-thi-tist ]

noun

1. a person skilled in making or fitting prosthetic devices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthetist¹

First recorded in 1900–05; prosthet(ics) + -ist

Example Sentences

Hundreds of Americans remain trapped in Gaza, including Seattle resident Ramona Okumura, a retired UW instructor who was on a visit to Gaza as a consulting prosthetist for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.

From Seattle Times

Okumura was on a visit to Gaza as a consulting prosthetist for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, working on its amputee project.

From Seattle Times

The camps are staffed with physical and occupational therapists, prosthetists and adult amputee mentors.

From Seattle Times

"There really is a shortage of prosthetists, because there are a huge number of people requiring prosthetic treatment coming in every day," Health Minister Viktor Liashko told Reuters in a recent interview.

From Reuters

"There really is a shortage of prosthetists, because there are a huge number of people requiring prosthetic treatment coming in every day," Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko told Reuters in an interview.

From Reuters