Taber's Medical Dictionary
walker
(wok′ĕr)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.A device used to assist a person in walking, esp. a person prone to falling. It consists of a stable platform made of lightweight tubing that may be adjusted to a height that permits it to be grasped by the hands and used as support while taking a step. The walker is then moved forward and another step is taken.
SEE: crutch
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Walker." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733675/all/walker.
Walker. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733675/all/walker. Accessed December 11, 2023.
Walker. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733675/all/walker
Walker [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 December 11]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733675/all/walker.
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