cyborg
noun
- being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ / /ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/
noun
Etymology: Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.
- A being which is part machine and part organic.
“I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything.”
“Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising.”
- A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
verb
Etymology: Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.
- To convert (something) into a cyborg.