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prosthetics
(redirected from partial denture prosthetics)

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pros·thet·ics  (prs-thtks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of medicine or surgery that deals with the production and application of artificial body parts.

prosthe·tist (prsth-tst) n.

prosthetics [prɒsˈθɛtɪks]
n
(Medicine / Surgery) (functioning as singular) the branch of surgery concerned with prosthesis

prosthetics
the branch of surgery dealing with the replacement of missing limbs or organs with artificial substitutes. — prosthetic, adj.
See also: Surgery
the branch of surgery dealing with the replacement of missing limbs or organs with artificial substitutes. — prosthetic, adj.
See also: Medical Specialties
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Noun1.prosthetics - the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body partsprosthetics - the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques


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