noun
- plural of prothesis; artificial devices that replace missing body parts
Usage: medical
Examples
- The hospital fitted several patients with new protheses after the accident.
- Modern protheses are much more advanced than those made decades ago.
- She learned to walk again with the help of her leg protheses.
- The veteran received state-of-the-art protheses for both arms.
- Physical therapy helped him adjust to using his new protheses.
- The company specializes in manufacturing custom protheses for children.