heupprothese

Dutch

Etymology

From heup (“hip”) +‎ prothese (“prosthesis”) (from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek).

Noun

heupprothese f (plural heupprotheses or heupprothesen, diminutive heupprothesetje n)

1. a hip prosthesis, artificial replacement for a hip

Related terms

• heupgewricht n
• heupwiegen (verb)
• protesis, prothesis