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prosthesis

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


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The prosthesis helped him return to weaving, but that was not his only source of income.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 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

Elizabeth, 38, from Leven, spotted the prosthesis, which she first thought was a gas canister, on one of her usual walks from Hornsea.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

“No matter how good the prosthesis is, if the mind isn’t willing, the leg won’t work. With you I know I don’t have to worry about that.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Existing approaches include gene therapy, which is suitable for only a small fraction of patients with particular mutations, and electronic retinal prostheses, which can be invasive, costly, and require significant training.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

The researchers describe the compounds as "molecular prostheses" because they allow the retina to respond to light again without implanted hardware or genetic modification.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 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

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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