An artificial and usually manufactured replacement for a missing body part. Examples are artificial limbs, joints and even heart valves.
PROSTHESIS: "Once he was admitted to the hospital in Germany, work on the Marines prosthesis began immediately."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "PROSTHESIS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/prosthesis/ (accessed March 20, 2023).
