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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

deambulatore

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deambulatore

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Zimmer frame/ˈzɪm.ər ˌfreɪm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #25400 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il paziente cammina con l'aiuto di un deambulatore."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A lightweight metal portable frame with four legs, used by elderly or disabled people to provide support while walking.

    "He slowly walked across the room using his Zimmer frame for stability."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the proprietary name Zimmer, originally the surname of the American manufacturer who produced orthopedic equipment, combined with the English noun frame. Over the 20th century, it became a genericized trademark in British English for a light metal frame used by elderly or disabled individuals for walking support.

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