| | English | German | Definition |
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| | | abdomen | Abdomen, Bauch | anatomical retainer of the intestines |
| | | abdominal | abdominal | related to the abdomen |
| | | abduct | abspreizen, abduzieren | to move (a limb) away from the midline of the body |
| | | abducted gait | abduzierter Gang | walking with the legs spread away from the midline |
| | | abductor | Abduktor | abducting muscle |
| | | ablatio mammae, mastectomy | Mastektomie, Brustamputation | surgical removal of female breast |
| | | above elbow (A.E.) prosthesis | Oberarmprothese | prosthesis for transhumeral amputation |
| | | above the knee (A.K.) prosthesis | Oberschenkelprothese | prosthesis for transfemoral amputation - (AK) |
| | | abutment | WiderlagerGrenzstueck | counter piece, counter flare, neck |
| | | acceleration | Beschleunigung | getting continuously faster |
| | acceleration phase (�ssur) | Beschleunigungsphase (�ssur) | sub-phase in the swing phase of gait |
| | | acetabulum | H�ftgelenkpfanne | concave socket in pelvis, receiving the hip joint |
| | | acetone | Azeton | chemical thinner for laquers and paints |
| | | Achilles tendon | Achillessehne | tendon at distal end of calf muscle |
| | | acrylic resin | Acrylharz | thermoplastic resin on acrylic basis |
| | | acute | akut | rapid onset or short duration of a condition |
| | | adapter | Adapter | device coupling two different ends |
| | | adduct | adduzieren | to move (a limb) toward the midline of the body |
| | | adductor | Adduktor | adducting muscle |
| | | adductor roll | Adduktorenrolle, medialer Wulst | medial-proximally located roll oft soft tissue (TF-prosthetics) |
| | | adhesion contact socket | Haft-Kontaktschaft | contact socket, type of suction socket |
| | | adiposity | Adipositas | being too large in abdominal and other circumferences, fat |
| | | ADL's | Verrichtungshilfen | aids for daily living |
| | | adolescent | Adoleszent | young adult |
| | | adolescent | Heranwachsender, heranwachsend | juvenile - phase between childhood and adulthood |
| | | adult | Erwachsener, erwachsen | �grown up� - beyond adolescence |
| | | aetiology | Krankheitsursache, �tiologie | reason or factor causing a disease |
| | | AFO | Kn�chel- Fu�orthese | ankle-foot-orthosis |
| | | agonist | Agonist | muscle being active and result-oriented (opposite:antagaonist) |
| | | aids for daily living (ADL) | Arbeitshilfen/Alltagshilfen | tools and devices etc.- modified for the disabled |
| | | air splint | Luftkammer-Orthese | orthoses containing an air chamber to customize fit |
| | AK-prosthesis (�ssur) | OKB (�ssur) | prosthesis after transfemoral amputation |
| | | AK-socket | OKB-Schaft | above knee (transfemoral) socket |
| | | alignment | Aufbau / Auslotung | assembling O&P; components referring to a reference system |
| | | allergy | Allergie | reaction of the immune system against �foreign� matter |
| | | alloy | Legierung | a mix of metals, changing the specific characteristics |
| | ALLURION� foot (�ssur) | ALLURION� Fu� (�ssur) | low height energy storing/returning multi-flexible carbonfibre composite foot |
| | | aluminum | Aluminium | a light metal |
| | | ambulate / ambulation | gehen, das Gehen | reciprocal walking |
| | | ambulator | Gehrahmen | a walking frame, supporting a patient's ambulation |
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