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prosthesis
noun as in artificial limb
Example Sentences
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.
“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.
However, an open scientific question is whether humans can embody bionic tools or prostheses that don't resemble human anatomy.
However, despite many years of research, this type of prosthesis is not widely used because it leads to rapid muscle fatigue and poor control.
The prostheses can also be given the ability to handle objects with the same dexterity as a human hand.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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