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prostheses — pros·the·sis || prÉ‘sθɪËsɪs / prÉ’ n. device used to replace a missing limb or body part; placement of additional sounds at the beginning of a word or line of poetry … English contemporary dictionary
Breast prostheses — are breast forms intended to simulate breasts. There are a number of materials and designs. The most common construction is silicone gel in a plastic skin. Mastectomy Their most common use is after mastectomy, usually a consequence of cancer.… … Wikipedia
Протез (Prosthesis, Множ. Prostheses) — любое искусственное приспособление, заменяющее пораженную или отсутствующую часть тела. К протезам относятся мостовидные и обычные зубные протезы, искусственные части лица, протезы конечностей, слуховые аппараты и имплантаты, вставляемые в улитку … Медицинские термины
Prosthesis — For other uses, see Prosthesis (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Orthotic. A man with two prosthetic arms playing table football … Wikipedia
Neuroprosthetics — (also called neural prosthetics) is a discipline related to neuroscience and biomedical engineering concerned with developing neural prostheses. Neural prostheses are a series of devices that can substitute a motor, sensory or cognitive modality… … Wikipedia
prosthesis — prosthetic /pros thet ik/, adj. prosthetically, adv. /pros thee sis/ for 1; /pros theuh sis/ for 2, n., pl. prostheses / seez/ for 1; / seez / for 2. 1. a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or… … Universalium
Artificial heart valve — An artificial heart valve is a device implanted in the heart of a patient with heart valvular disease. When one of the four heart valves malfunctions, the medical choice may be to replace the natural valve with an artificial valve. This requires… … Wikipedia
Targeted reinnervation — is a method developed by Dr. Todd Kuiken at Northwestern University and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for an amputee to control motorized prosthetic devices and to regain sensory feedback [#Reference 1| [1] . Overview Targeted reinnervation … Wikipedia
prosthodontics — /pros theuh don tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices. Also, prosthodontia… … Universalium
Hair prosthesis — Hair prostheses (or cranial prosthesis) (or cancer wig ), is similar in construction to a wig. Both are artificial hairpieces, often constructed by ventilating the hair (which means to attach the hair one by one with a special needle) using… … Wikipedia
