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prosthesis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prosthetic device |
| Type of | restorative, corrective |
| Has types | implant, leg, obturator, peg, pegleg, wooden leg, glass eye |
| Derivation | prosthetic, prosthetist |
Examples of prosthesis
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Barnett plays with a prosthesis to replace a leg lost to cancer three years ago.
From the kansas.com
Zahra had fought two bouts of cancer and wore a prosthesis after losing her leg.
From the charlotteobserver.com
After this time, the operation has to be repeated in order to change prosthesis.
From the sciencedaily.com
Davidson said the typical high-end below-knee prosthesis costs at least $13,000.
From the thenewstribune.com
A former Army specialist, he now has a civilian job and walks with a prosthesis.
From the dailyherald.com
Pain should come only if the prosthesis is put on wrong or somehow gets twisted.
From the omaha.com
He said it's unreasonable to limit all patients to one prosthesis in their life.
From the tennessean.com
In fact, once the tumor is removed, part of the bone is replaced with prosthesis.
From the abcnews.go.com
If that's not feasible, then an implantable prosthesis could solve the problem.
From the stltoday.com
- Corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
- (prosthetic) of or relating to prosthetics
- In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from Ancient Greek pru00F3sthesis, "addition, application, attachment") is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or congenital conditions...
- In linguistics, prothesis (from post-classical Latin based on Ancient Greek u03C0u03C1u03CCu03B8u03B5u03C3u03B9u03C2 pru00F3thesis 'placing before'), or less commonly prosthesis (from Ancient Greek u03C0u03C1u03CCu03C3u03B8u03B5u03C3u03B9u03C2 pru00F3sthesis 'addition') is the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word without changing the word's meaning or the rest of its structure...
- Blastobasis is the type genus of the gelechioid moth family Blastobasidae; in some arrangements these are placed in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as a subfamily. ...
- (Prosthetic) An artificial limb is a type of prosthesis that replaces a missing extremity, such as arms or legs. The type of artificial limb used is determined largely by the extent of an amputation or loss and location of the missing extremity. ...
- An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external; prothesis
- (Prostheses (surgically implanted)) Surgically implanted prostheses include such things as hip replacements, artificial lenses and heart valves.
- (Prostheses) Device implanted into the penis to give an erection
