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pros·thet·ics (präs t̸het′iks)

noun

the branch of surgery dealing with the replacement of missing parts, esp. limbs, by artificial substitutes

Etymology: < prosthetic

Related Forms:

  • prosthetist pros′·the·tist (präs′t̸hə tist) noun

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