prosthetics

[pros-thet-iks]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the branch of surgery or of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing parts with artificial structures.

2. the fabrication and fitting of prosthetic devices, especially artificial limbs.

prosthetics

/ prɒsˈθɛtɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the branch of surgery concerned with prosthesis

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthetics¹

First recorded in 1890–95; prosthesis, -ics

Example Sentences

For six months, the actor spent more time in monster makeup than out of it, with muscled prosthetics layered onto his body and deep fissures painted onto his skin.

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But Mr. Johnson, despite looking like a different man under prosthetics and a mop of curly hair, isn’t especially impressive, continuing to exhibit very little mastery of either facial expressions or voice.

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But it was Yang in prosthetics as Dobby the House Elf from “Harry Potter” who won the night despite a hilarious wardrobe malfunction — his rag outfit kept coming off at the shoulder.

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Russ finds a second wind when he tries out for a college football team as a walk-on quarterback, wearing heavy prosthetics and acting under the guise of a fabricated identity: Chad Powers.

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The bizarre prosthetics and silly voice make it hard to take Chad quite as seriously as the series would like us to.

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