- Limb prosthesis
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Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Limb prosthesis
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Prosthesis (disambiguation) — 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… … Wikipedia
prosthesis — [präs′thə sis; ] for 2, usually [ präs thē′sis] n. [LL < Gr prosthesis < prostithenai < pros, to, at + tithenai, to place, DO1] 1. var. of PROTHESIS (sense 1) 2. pl. prostheses [prästhē′sēz΄] Med … English World dictionary
Prosthesis — For other uses, see Prosthesis (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Orthotic. A man with two prosthetic arms playing table football … Wikipedia
Prosthesis — An artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth, eye, a facial bone, the palate, a hip, a knee or another joint, the leg, an arm, etc. A prosthesis is designed for functional or cosmetic reasons or both. A prosthesis … Medical dictionary
limb — n 1. part, member, appendage, extension, extremity; wing, arm, leg, Inf. gam, Inf. pin, Brit. Dial. lith; artifical leg or arm, prosthesis; branch, projection, spur. 2. offshoot, shoot, scion, descendant, heir, offspring, child, Inf. chip off the … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
prosthesis — pros·the·sis || prÉ‘sθɪËsɪs / prÉ’ n. device used to replace a missing limb or body part; placement of additional sounds at the beginning of a word or line of poetry … English contemporary dictionary
prosthesis — /prɒsˈθisəs / (say pros theesuhs), /prəs / (say pruhs ) noun (plural prostheses /prɒsˈθisiz/ (say pros theeseez), /prəs / (say pruhs )) 1. the addition of an artificial part to supply a defect of the body. 2. such a part, as an artificial limb.… …
endoskeletal prosthesis — a limb prosthesis in which support components are primarily internal … Medical dictionary
exoskeletal prosthesis — a limb prosthesis in which support mechanisms are provided by a rigid external shell … Medical dictionary
Artificial limb — An artificial limb is a type of prosthesis that replaces a missing extremity, such as arms or legs. The type of artificial limb used is determined largely by the extent of an amputation or loss and location of the missing extremity. Artificial… … Wikipedia
Transtibial prosthesis — A transtibial amputation (sometimes one sees transtibal amputation ) is an amputation above the foot but below the knee.Transtibial amputees have the greatest hope of regaining normal mobility. The knee is the part of the leg involving the most… … Wikipedia
