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prosthetics

[ pros-thet-iks ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the branch of surgery or of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing parts with artificial structures. Compare prosthodontics.
  2. the fabrication and fitting of prosthetic devices, especially artificial limbs.


prosthetics

/ ɒˈθɛɪ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the branch of surgery concerned with prosthesis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthetics1

First recorded in 1890–95; prosthesis, -ics
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We had this idea that her face would melt, and we worked with one of the best prosthetics companies in the world.

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We really felt that limb-different folks with prosthetics have been living with technology much longer than able-bodied people have been, and we have a lot to learn from them.

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It’s an impulse that goes back to his time in film school, where Saxon began crafting maquettes of characters, which turned into learning how to do stop-motion animation and eventually into making puppets and prosthetics.

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But I enjoy the blood, guts and prosthetics.

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Th clinic administers psychological help, reconstructive surgery and prosthetics to victims for free.

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