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prosthesis

[pros-thee-sis, pros-thuh-sis] / prɒsˈθi sɪs, ˈprɒs θə sɪs /


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"A useful visual prosthesis cannot rely on a fixed recipe," Beyeler said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

"It wasn't so easy to paint back then, but now everything is very different," says Cristian Juarez, a 29-year-old who works with a prosthesis after losing his right leg in an accident 11 years ago.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

The prosthesis has been collected from the beach and is on its way back to Brenda.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026

She cheerleads, watching with joy as they take their first steps with a prosthesis.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The findings suggest that future visual prostheses may need to do more than simply deliver electrical signals.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

The most recent work, Berenice Olmedo’s “Amalia,” a motorized sculpture of a leg made from medical prostheses, splints and braces, was created in 2021, a comment on difficulties faced by the disabled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

The centre was set up around 60 years ago by a Belgian Catholic association and has a workshop for producing prostheses, splints and braces.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

“When I didn't have prostheses, I had to move around in a wheelchair. I discovered how inaccessible and unsuited Kyiv was for wheelchair users, even though it’s the capital city,” he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024

She asks him for ideas on how to make money to pay for medicines and prostheses.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario


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