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cyborg

noun

  1. being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ / /ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/

noun

Etymology: Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  1. To convert (something) into a cyborg.