prosthetics

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the science of or the part of medicine that deals with artificial body parts:

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

Your fitting information will be sent to the prosthetics lab, where your prosthetic leg will be crafted to your specifications.

Her research is in the field of prosthetics.

Rapid advances in prosthetics have enabled her to resume climbing.

Dr Childress became interested in the field of prosthetics as a graduate student.