26984 words

prosthetic

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
relating to an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part:

Examples:

a prosthetic hand
People have learned to ski, kayak, and run marathons with their prosthetic limbs.
2
an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part:

Examples:

Some of them are in wheelchairs, some wearing prosthetics.
3
the science of or the part of medicine that deals with artificial body parts:

Examples:

Computer-aided design is one of the most recent advances in prosthetics.

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