noun · uncountable · rare

prosthetics

Prothetik

Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body partsBranch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.

/pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/

» An ocularist is a person who makes ocular prosthetics.

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable)Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.
Prothetik
the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts

Examples

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An ocularist is a person who makes ocular prosthetics.
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An oculist doesn't make ocular prosthetics; that's an ocularist.
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Campana creates innovative prosthetics for pets without limbs, and even for wild animals.
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