noun
definition
An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
definition
An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.
adjective
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Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis
Examples of prosthetic in a Sentence
She has a prosthetic leg from the knee down.
She couldn't see any signs that the fangs were a prosthetic.
There are several types of prosthetic fangs.
Prosthetic devices are not used to lengthen limbs that remain functional after amputation to remove osteosarcomas located on the upper arm.
It allows an amputee to move the prosthetic arm as if it is a real limb, simply by thinking.
Prosthetic heart valves introduced to patients with rheumatic heart disease to lessen the risk for embolic stroke.
Also, many children reject prosthetic devices and do not want to wear them.
Prosthetic devices are increasingly sophisticated.
Tools such as amputee dolls may be helpful in explaining how a prosthetic limb will be worn and to encourage positive body image.
Another main strand of research covers the development of knowledge-base systems (KBS ), for prosthetic dentistry and agroforestry research and extension.
Patients being treated for AF will require lifelong therapy, as will those with prosthetic valves.
You may however decide to have a prosthetic testes inserted to improve the cosmetic appearance.
After a below-the-knee amputation, strengthening exercises are recommended to prepare the body for the use of a prosthetic leg.
Following surgery, an artificial (prosthetic) leg is fitted over the cuff.
S. epidermidis also accounts for two of every five cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis.
More than half of the patients who develop prosthetic valve endocarditis die.
Prosthetic fangs can be found at a Halloween costume shop or website retailer.
Titanium's durability is one of the main reasons titanium is used to build prosthetic limbs and rockets.
They also complained about her weight, put caps on her teeth and made her wear a prosthetic nose for her film roles.
Perhaps the most shocking sight is a prosthetic woman's abdomen, cut open in a cesarean section.
Patients with prosthetic heart valves or who have had one previous episode of infective endocarditis should receive chemoprophylaxis according to the current UK recommendations.
In an elective operation, for example carotid endarterectomy, a prosthetic patch will serve just as well.
Randomized clinical trial of the use of a prosthetic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia.
They have physiotherapy, often have prosthetic limbs fitted & learn how to use them.
Treatment is by operative repair, either a sutured repair or, more commonly, insertion of a prosthetic mesh.
This involves the prosthetic group thiamine pyrophosphate, or TPP.
The King of Pop is rumored to have had so much plastic surgery that his nose has actually ceased to exist and has now been replaced with a prosthetic one.
A prosthetic is later added to make the leg as long as it should be.
Children who have had a valve replaced must take an anticoagulant medication, usually warfarin (Coumadin), in order to minimize the possibility of a clot forming on the prosthetic valve.
Prosthetic valve endocarditis is inflammation that occurs as a complication of the implantation of an artificial valve in the heart.
Medi-Cal may also cover some dental care, prosthetic and orthopedic devices, eyeglasses, hearing aids, medical equipment, ambulance services, and hospice care.
Turns out, viewers were very interested in Mills, but mainly because they were curious to see if her prosthetic leg would break free during a dance performance.
The most common surgical treatment involves replacing the child's aortic valve and several inches of the aorta itself with a composite graft, which is a prosthetic heart valve sewn into one end of a Dacron tube.
These substances are combinations of one or more albumins with a radical of an essentially different nature, termed by Kossel a " prosthetic group."