artificial limb

collocation in English

meaningsofartificialandlimb

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artificial
adjective
uk
/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/
made by people, often as a copy of ...
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limb
noun[C]
uk
/lɪm/us
/lɪm/
an arm or leg of a person ...
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(Definition ofartificialandlimbfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One day it could help to restore vision, reconnect nerves or control anartificiallimb.
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It has not been possible to provide him with anartificiallimb.
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Informal discussions examining the possible ways of co-ordinatingartificiallimbresearch, and expanding clinical activity in this area, are progressing but are not yet completed.
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I am medically advised that a short interval should elapse between the healing of a stump and the fitting of anartificiallimb.
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Theartificiallimband appliance centre medical officer will prescribe appropriate training for any amputee where this is clinically indicated.
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We were looking into the whole of theartificiallimband wheelchair service in 1985.
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I know from personal experience that anartificiallimbmay be worn for a certain time, and it then needs readjustment.
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For many years, theartificiallimband appliance service was run centrally.
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Nor must we overlook the research efforts of the majorartificiallimbcontractors with whom we are working.
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The estimated cost in 1986–87 of services provided through theartificiallimband appliance centres is £82·9 million.
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Patients who requireartificiallimbcomponents have available to them through their national health service limb centre the widest possible range of limb componentry.
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It would appear that a continued ring-fenced budget for the wheelchair andartificiallimbservices is vital.
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That means that they will be carefully scrutinised before they get anartificiallimbor a wheelchair.
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Our intention is to provide newartificiallimband appliance centres as quickly as possible.
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That is when theartificiallimbbecomes most irksome and any form of disability becomes more difficult.
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Sufficient resources will be made available to maintain theartificiallimband appliance service at the appropriate level.
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Hospitals,artificiallimband appliance centres, as well as social services authorities, order from these contracts as required.
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I would point out that the making of anartificiallimbis not a matter of mass production.
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Some people scraped together enough money to buy anartificiallimb.
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Do not keep willing workers off the production line for the price of anartificiallimb.
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