prosthetics
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- noun
- /prɒsˈθɛtɪks/
- Specialized
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prótesis
- After losing his leg in an accident, he started using prosthetics to regain his mobility.
- limb prosthetics
- prosthetics technology
- clinical prosthetics
And you and when you're talking about a makeup Oscar, it's not a prosthetics competition.
- And you and when you're talking about a makeup Oscar, it's not a prosthetics competition.
- And then in the first episode, they made out in these prosthetics.
- And, you know, I've heard stories about you like, going to Disney in full prosthetics to disguise yourself from photographers.
- They had one dude, this fella makes prosthetics and he showed up.
Examples
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We've since remedied that with ocular prosthetics.
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BOTTOM: Like many prosthetics, Lexi's artificial leg looks like a real limb.
Academic text (2011) -
So with prosthetics, he learned to walk and run and play again.
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And did you ever wear prosthetics or consider prosthetics?
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You wondered what our department's next project would be, since prosthetics are on hold...
Fiction book (2002) -
They make prosthetics to enable people to run again, to run.
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One day, we may yet live in a world surrounded by service robots and responsive prosthetics.
Academic text (2008) -
With the help of some more natural-looking prosthetics, she managed to break into fashion modeling.
Blog text (21) -
And in the past 10 years, the science of prosthetics has thoroughly transformed the experience of many amputees.
Academic text (2011) -
Determined to help these veterans, a new generation of scientists has revolutionized the field of prosthetics.
Academic text (2011)
Surface Forms
Morphology
prosthetics = prosthetic (semi-transparent) = prosthet + ics
The suffix '-ics' denotes a field of study, but the root 'prosthet' is not a standalone English word, making the term semi-transparent.
Etymology
Prosthetics comes from the Greek word prosthesis, which means 'an addition' or 'something put on'. The parts pro- ('in front' or 'added') and -thesis (as in synthesis, meaning 'placing') show it is something 'placed on' the body, so that's why prosthetics are artificial parts used to replace or add to a missing body part.