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View synonyms for prosthetics

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

/ prɒsˈθɛtɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the branch of surgery concerned with prosthesis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthetics1

First recorded in 1890–95; prosthesis, -ics

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