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prosthetics

[pros-thet-iks] / prɒsˈθɛt ɪks /


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But after his wife read a magazine article about advances in prosthetics, describing how they had progressed from basic skin grafts to realistic artificial ears, Gilbert went to his GP.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Cut to Cruise as a bombastic oil baron in “Digger,” encased in prosthetics, sounding off with a Texas drawl and firing a finger gun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Clad in prosthetics with a head full of graying hair, Cruise is far from his usual stunts-heavy, bravado-filled roles, which could make his typical audience less likely to come out to theaters, analysts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Since she turned 16, he said she had taken charge of every decision relating to her own care and prosthetics.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

My prosthetics were cumbersome and heavy, and wearing them often made my real legs hot and sore.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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