Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Serving as or relating to a prosthesis.
- adjective Of or relating to prosthetics.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In surgery, relating to or concerned in the supplying of an artificial part in place of the natural one which is wanting.
- Exhibiting or pertaining to prosthesis; added; especially, prefixed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to prosthesis; prefixed, as a letter or letters to a word.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
artificial , acting as asubstitute for part of thebody ; relating toprosthesis - noun A
prosthesis (prosthetic device)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to prosthetics
- adjective relating to or serving as a prosthesis
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rare iguanas smuggled out of Fiji in prosthetic limb.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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Function is also sorely lacking in prosthetic arms, which typically have just two joints, an elbow and a pincher-like claw.
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Rare iguanas smuggled out of Fiji in prosthetic limb.
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They remove the dogs eyes and put in prosthetic silicon (fake) eyes.
pain 2005
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Center created a long-term prosthetic and rehabilitation center in Haiti called the Hanger
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In addition, Yéle Haiti president Hugh Locke held a meeting April 13 at the organization's new Haiti headquarters in Port-au-Prince to discuss a rehabilitation program that will provide a national registry and long-term prosthetic care for about 4,000 Haitians who lost limbs in the earthquake.
Wyclef Jean aims to keep Haiti earthquake relief at forefront 2010
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Aetna officials had mistakenly considered his new arm medical equipment rather than a prosthetic, which is covered in full.
Susan Madrak: One More Stinkin' Example of Why We Need Universal Healthcare 2008
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But simple control of a prosthetic, that is at worst only a decade away.
Archive 2007-01-01 Zoe Brain 2007
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But simple control of a prosthetic, that is at worst only a decade away.
Cyborgs Within A Decade Zoe Brain 2007
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The case involved so-called prosthetic vascular grafts, which are used to bypass or replace blood vessels to ensure sufficient blood flow to various parts of the body.
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