prosthesis
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“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 participants used the prosthesis in their daily lives to read books, food labels and subway signs.
From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025
She also has a white prosthesis in the place of one leg.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
Vázquez continued to have problems with his right eye, which required seven surgeries and was eventually removed in 2016 and replaced with a prosthesis.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
“We usually don’t fit them with a preparatory prosthesis for about six months.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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