Definition of Prosthesis

artificial replacement for a body part

Examples of Prosthesis in a sentence

Many young children and even some adults stared at the young veteran soldier as he limped down the aisle of the store wearing a prosthesis where his leg used to be.  🔊

Officer Miller laid in a hospital bed struggling with the loss of his right arm after a gunshot wound, but his spirits lifted a little when the idea was mentioned that a prosthesis would allow him to use his arm again.  🔊

When the baby was born with a hand missing two fingers, the couple decided to look into a prosthesis due to the baby’s need for her index and thumb fingers.  🔊

Cancer infected the woman’s nose which required surgeons to remove and replace the removed part with a prosthesis.  🔊

Even though the surgeon contemplated whether to remove the young child’s injured foot or not, the thought of a prosthesis reassured the surgeon that the child would still be able to walk.  🔊

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