prosthetic
15
4.6
- noun
- /prɒsˈθɛtɪk/
- Specialized
:
prótesis
- After losing his leg in an accident, he received a prosthetic limb that allowed him to walk again.
- prosthetic foot
- prosthetic socket
- limb prosthetic
So the the inside of the prosthetic will be wet.
- So the the inside of the prosthetic will be wet.
- And that was the first time she got to feel sensation through a prosthetic.
- You know, meow, the biggest hurdle to get over with this thing is that this this prosthetic on my face smells like raw chicken.
- There was a woman who came out, she was an artist and she spent days matching the prosthetic to my skin color.
- There wasn't enough femur to to to be able to support or tie on to a prosthetic.
- She was a young girl, Marina, a double arm, double leg amputee that had never had any running prosthetics at all.
- You know, I take my prosthetic off, take my kit off, throw it in the back of the truck, dig a hole, good to go.
Examples
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To put her left foot in the stirrup, all her weight would have to be on her prosthetic.
Fiction book (1995) -
That's a very lifelike prosthetic.
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We're gonna make a prosthetic in a couple of days, all right?
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There is no prosthetic for that.
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There, in the bottom, he finds an old prosthetic arm.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was a woman who came out, she was an artist and she spent days matching the prosthetic to my skin color.
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And the difference between getting a prosthetic leg so you can actually walk somewhat normally versus not is it's huge different to the patient.
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There was very little instruction on the use of the prosthetic.
Academic text (2004) -
My parents could only afford one prosthetic, so I had to wait until I was fully-grown.
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You just slide it right over the stump and we'll put the prosthetic right over that.
Synonyms
365
5.6
A device that doctors put into the body to replace or support a body part
23
5.5
A set of false teeth that a person can take out and put in
14
6.0
A thing that replaces a missing body part like a leg, tooth, or eye
10
3.8
A leg made of wood that replaces a missing one
6
2.3
Removable fake teeth that people wear in their mouths
1
4.1
A man-made part that replaces a missing body part, for example a leg or a tooth
1
3.7
A small metal piece placed in the jaw to hold a new artificial tooth
1
3.0
A device used to fix damaged teeth and replace missing teeth, like braces or dentures
A removable dental device that replaces one or more missing teeth
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A man-made part that replaces a missing body part, for example a leg or a tooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prosthetic as a noun comes from the Greek prosthesis ('an addition'), so a prosthetic is literally an 'added' body part that takes the place of a missing limb or tooth.