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prosthesis

noun as in artificial limb

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Mr Richards can also have a 3D scan to capture his face digitally to develop replicas of him and then design the moulds for these prosthesis.

From BBC

She described it as a "very unique case" because of the number of prostheses that had to be made without being able to copy any of the patient's fingers.

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Vázquez continued to have problems with his right eye, which required seven surgeries and was eventually removed in 2016 and replaced with a prosthesis.

However, he is unable to compete at the Olympics because it was ruled that jumping off his prosthesis gives him an advantage over non-amputees.

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“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.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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