heupprothese

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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