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Meaning of "Zimmer frame" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZIMMER FRAME

Zimmer frame  [ˈzɪmə ˌfreɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZIMMER FRAME

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Zimmer frame is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ZIMMER FRAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zimmer frame

Walker (mobility)

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, a genericised trademark from Zimmer Holdings, a major manufacturer of such devices and joint replacement parts. Walkers started appearing in the early 1950s. The first US patent was awarded in 1953 to William Cribbes Robb, of Stretford, England, for a device called "walking aid", which had been filed with the British patent office in August 1949. Two variants with wheels were both awarded US patents in May 1957, and the first non-wheeled design that was called a "walker" was patented in 1965 by Elmer F. Ries of Cincinnati, Ohio. The first walker to resemble modern walkers was patented in 1970 by Alfred A. Smith of Van Nuys, California. The first walker cane hybrid was developed by Dannie H. King, Ph.D. of Carlsbad, California in 2009...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZIMMER FRAME


airframe
ˈɛəˌfreɪm
bedframe
ˈbedˌfreɪm
brame
breɪm
crame
kreɪm
doorframe
ˈdɔːˌfreɪm
enframe
ɪnˈfreɪm
fraim
freɪm
frame
freɪm
grame
ɡreɪm
half-frame
ˈhɑːfˌfreɪm
headframe
ˈhɛdˌfreɪm
mainframe
ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm
misframe
ˌmɪsˈfreɪm
packframe
ˈpækˌfreɪm
reframe
riːˈfreɪm
sub-frame
ˈsʌbfreɪm
wireframe
ˈwaɪəˌfreɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZIMMER FRAME

Zille
zillion
zillionaire
zillionth
Zilpah
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean
zimbi
Zimmer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZIMMER FRAME

A-frame
arame
climbing frame
clip frame
cold frame
embroidery frame
freeze-frame
garden frame
half frame
in the frame
inertial reference frame
picture frame
portal frame
printing frame
sampling frame
still frame
stop-frame
time frame
vacuum frame
walking frame
window frame

Synonyms and antonyms of Zimmer frame in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Zimmer frame» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZIMMER FRAME

Find out the translation of Zimmer frame to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Zimmer frame from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Zimmer frame» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

齐默式助行架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

andador
570 millions of speakers

English

Zimmer frame
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Zimmer फ्रेम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

®زِيـمَرْ - هَيْكَلٌ مُسَاعِدٌ عَلَى الـمَشْي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ходунки Zimmer®
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

andador Zimmer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিমমার ফ্রেম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déambulateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bingkai Zimmer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gehgerät
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジマー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보행 보조기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pigura Zimmer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khung trợ giúp đi lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Zimmer சட்டகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झिम्मर फ्रेम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zimmer çerçevesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deambulatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

balkonik (do rehabilitacji chorych)
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ходунки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cadru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Zimmer raam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gåbock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gåstol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Zimmer frame

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZIMMER FRAME»

The term «Zimmer frame» is normally little used and occupies the 125.132 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZIMMER FRAME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Zimmer frame

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZIMMER FRAME»

Discover the use of Zimmer frame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Zimmer frame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Health and Social Care
The Zimmer frame is the commonest form of walking aid for service users who require the help of two care workers when walking. The purpose of a Zimmer frame is to: • help service users who are quite unsteady on their feet • help service ...
Angela Fisher, 2005
2
Elderly Medicine: A Training Guide
Box 18.2 Zimmer frame or delta rollator to promote walking in older people The Zimmer frame has been used for over 70 years as a walking aid for older people. However, there are several inherent disadvantages because it promotes a slow,  ...
Gurcharan Singh Rai, Graham P. Mulley, 2007
3
ABC of Geriatric Medicine
Two main types exist: the Zimmer frame (four legs, no wheels) and rollator frames with wheels. The Zimmer frame with its four rubber tips provides superior stability but this is at the cost of an abnormal, stop/start gait pattern that tends to force ...
Nicola Cooper, Kirsty Forrest, Graham Mulley, 2013
4
Growing Old Disgracefully: How to upset and perplex your ...
How to upset and perplex your children with increasingly erratic and unreasonable behaviour Rohan Candappa. Clearly what's needed is a radical reimagination of the damned thing. I mean, what would a Zimmer frame designed by Phillipe ...
Rohan Candappa, 2010
5
Falls
A Zimmer frame has four legs spaced wide apart. It is robust and does not slip. It can take all of a patient's weight. It is useful for those who need a lot of support and are unstable, particularly if their arms are strong. Its disadvantage is that, when ...
Adam Darowski, 2008
6
Ever Wonder Why We Do It?
The main thing to avoid is the zimmer frame of mind and as you approach top dead centre in your sailing life the size of your boat is a crit ical factor. A small boat can be too lively for legs that have lost their spring, whereas a larger boat may ...
‎2013
7
An American Guide to Britishness
A Zimmer frame is the British name for the aluminum walkers used by the elderly and disabled. That's why there was a British choir of old people called The Zimmers. It's a really clever name to the British, but completely meaningless to ...
Alana Muir
8
Managing the Diabetic Foot
ZIMMER FRAMES Many patients who cannot cope with crutches find that a Zimmer frame is more helpful, being light-weight and providing more stability. A simple adaptation of the Zimmer frame uses bent copper tubing to support a cushioned ...
Michael E. Edmonds, Alethea VM Foster, 2008
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Big Parts
Adjusting his tartan cap, determined, he reached out for his Zimmer frame and skitterylegged, managed to stand. Rosa, a cigarette in the corner of her mouth, smokestreaming up pasther eye, staredat him. 'Gordelpus.' Now thatGibbswas on  ...
Shane Connaughton, 2013
10
Keep Young and Zimmer Free
The seven steps tell you what to do. Why not reduce the risks of having to walk with a zimmer frame, or, worse still, being paralysed in one or more limbs, maybe unable to walk or speak? 50 per cent of all cancer deaths are now preventable.
Andrew Tait

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZIMMER FRAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Zimmer frame is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seanin Smith who's suffered multiple strokes must now use a …
'I have to use a Zimmer frame now that my body is so weak, my eyesight is going and I have migraines all the time. 'I've lost count of how many seizures and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Mobile phones are 'electronic zimmer frames'
Nor do the frames per second. Mobile phones are not a bad device for the extreme elderly, but I can still use my legs. I do not need this electronic zimmer frame. «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
3
World War Two veteran appears at court with Zimmer frame after …
A SECOND World War veteran and care home resident supported himself with his Zimmer frame as he stood in the dock and admitted pouring paint stripper ... «Brentwood Gazette, Apr 15»
4
Masters 2015: Tom Watson keeps his game elementary and proves …
... in the main event so long as they can get themselves through at least 18 holes without the aid of a golf cart or Zimmer frame. Neither is allowed at the Masters. «The Independent, Apr 15»
5
Pensioner 'used zimmer frame to hit rooommate and threatened to …
Zimmer frames have featured in an unusual charge sheet where a 62-year-old has been charged for allegedly knocking over her room mate with her walker and ... «Metro, Dec 14»
6
Clothes on zimmer frame in front of heater sparked fire which killed …
The inquest was told the seat of the fire was an old electric heater which was placed in front of a zimmer frame with clothes on it which may have caught fire. «Irish Independent, Dec 14»
7
89-year-old man using zimmer frame robbed outside own home …
“The level of violence used against the victim was particularly vicious and completely unnecessary against a man who needs a zimmer frame to help him get ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Nov 14»
8
Cell transplant allows paralyzed man to walk again, researchers say
Being able to walk with a Zimmer frame or walker two years on, Fidyka said, was an incredible feeling. “When you can't feel almost half your body, you are ... «Q13 FOX, Oct 14»
9
Cash-strapped NHS losing millions - because patients don't return …
Walking sticks, crutches, zimmer frames and wheelchairs are often thrown away ... The average cost of a zimmer frame is £32, elbow crutches £23 per pair and a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Oct 14»
10
'Bent over your Zimmer frame, to jail you must go': Britain's oldest …
Judge David Goodin told Smith, who had been helped in court by a carer: “As frail as you are, bent over your Zimmer frame, justice cries out that you be sent to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Zimmer frame [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zimmer-frame>. Apr 2024 ».
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