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prosthetic

noun

  1. artificial body part replacement
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adjective

  1. relating to an artificial body part
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/ / /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/

adj

Etymology: From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic.

  1. Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.

    prosthetic leg/arm

    Opposite of natural monsters there are technological monsters such as terminators, cyborgs, and robocops—all of which undermine dichotomies between the artificial and the organic, the prosthetic and the natural.

  2. Prothetic.

noun

Etymology: From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic.

  1. An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
  2. An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.

    The specialist makers of prosthetics are part chemist, part artist and part engineer. Each tends to specialise in a particular area, such as sculpting, mould making, foaming latex, knotting hair into the pieces, colouring or artworking.