Prosthetic Prosthetic

Prosthetic - Definition and Overview

A United States soldier demonstrates  with two prosthetic limbs
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A United States soldier demonstrates Foosball with two prosthetic limbs

In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing part of the body. Contrast with orthosis that supplements the body. Prostheses are typically used to replace parts lost by injury (traumatic) or missing from birth (congenital), supplement defective parts, allow transsexual men to change their outward physical sex, and achieve secondary sex characteristics for transsexual women, and in movie special effects.

Some types of prosthetics include:

See also: orthosis

Example Usage of Prosthetic

ramjamvan: Saw "The Wrestler" on HBO tonight. Great movie. The Ram Jam. The Prosthetic leg. The party in the bathroom. Should be a Disney movie.
krud: Prosthetic Frontal Lobes #zombieholidaygifts
aaronmorton: MIT professor and double amputee Hugh Herr is building the world's most advanced Prosthetic foot http://tr.im/G51q
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