prosthetic device

Noun
  1. Corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body (synset 104020105)
    is a type of: corrective, restorative - a device for treating injury or disease
    subtypes:
    • glass eye - prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass
    • implant - a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
    • obturator - a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
    • leg, peg, pegleg, wooden leg - a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
    same as: prosthesis

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