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US
/ˌpɹɔsˈθɛsɪs, ˌpɹɔsˈθisəs/
]
[ UK /pɹˈɒsθəsˌɪs/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈɒsθəsˌɪs/ ]
NOUN
- corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
How To Use prosthesis In A Sentence
- Cementless fixation depends on prosthesis design plus ingrowth and overgrowth of bone to biologically bind the prosthesis to the skeleton.
- The width of bilateral palpebral fissures and exophthalmus were measured respectively for the patients wearing two types of prosthesis, the horizontal excursions were evaluated meanwhile.
- Methods:Subcutaneous mastectomy and post pectoralis augmentation mammoplasty with silicone gel filled breast prosthesis were used in 6 cases, 7 breasts, they had different kinds of breast disease.
- The prosthesis rubs and pulls on my leg, blistering the skin.
- For instance, a new prosthesis costing twice as much as a current prosthesis but only leading, at best, to a 20% reduction in prosthetic failure would not justify a trial or licensing.
- WPI, which is home to a Bioengineering Institute and Center for Neuroprosthetics, also brings extensive multidisciplinary expertise in basic and applied prosthesis research, including areas such as biomaterials, biofilm-resistant surface, soft and hard tissue integration, neuron growth, and tissue regeneration. University of Utah - UNews RSS Feed
- The place where I bought mine—aka my cranium prosthesis—had actual names for all of their products. Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book
- Widely used in load-bearing bone substitute, prosthesis spine, chest, frontal bone defect repair and restoration.
- Device placement in proximity to the great vessels makes stability of the prosthesis in the disc space paramount to patient safety.
- Obviously I'm white but my current prosthesis - and the one now being made for me - bears only a passing resemblance to my actual skin colour.