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Prosthesis may mean the following:

  • Prosthesis, an artificial replacement of a missing part of the body.
  • FX prosthesis, a prosthetic intended to radicaly alter appearance or provide special effects in film, television and stage.
  • Prosthesis (linguistics), an addition of a phoneme at the beginning of a word, for easier pronunciation.
  • Prosthetic group (chemistry), a nonprotein component of a conjugated protein.

See also


  • Orthotics devices which support or correct the function of a limb or the torso.

 

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