0 relating to an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part:
1 an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part:
Some of them are in wheelchairs, some wearing prosthetics.
They manufacture dental prosthetics.
Computer-aided design is one of the most recent advances in prosthetics.
a prosthetics lab
Prosthetic heart valves have prolonged the lives of millions of people.
The amputees receive extensive rehabilitation and new prosthetic limbs.
The charity provides modern prosthetics to amputees in developing nations.
It may be possible to develop neural prosthetics that can overcome damage to the spinal cord.
Dr. Child talks about how he got interested in prosthetics.