prosthetic
adjective
pros·thet·ic
präs-ˈthe-tik 
1
: of, relating to, or being a prosthesis
a prosthetic limb
prosthetic devices
These researchers will develop ways to connect prostheses more soundly to the bone, coordinate brain signals with prosthetic movement, and create properly rotating artificial joints.—
Sheela Raman
Sheela RamanSimilar prevention is recommended if you have leaky, prolapsed, or prosthetic heart valves.—Consumer Reports
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: of, relating to, or constituting a nonprotein group of a conjugated protein
covalently bound prosthetic groups
a heme prosthetic group
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The couple went all out, with Bode applying seashells, rhinestones and prosthetic gills to her face while Brooks went with Roan’s signature white facepaint, blue eyeshadow and red lip.
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Lulu, by contrast, was almost immediately given a prosthetic hand, which helped her brain adapt to her new conditions, reducing her phantom limb pains.
—Boyce Upholt, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
If, as Kingsnorth claims, gender-affirming medicine is an assault on human nature and the human body, then so, too, are pacemakers and prosthetic limbs, or Botox and condoms, for that matter.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Ernestone set his sights on cracking the code around prosthetic liners—the silicone, flexible socks that prosthesis-users roll up onto their residual limb before inserting it into the prosthesis socket.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2025
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Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Lulu, by contrast, was almost immediately given a prosthetic hand, which helped her brain adapt to her new conditions, reducing her phantom limb pains.
—Boyce Upholt, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
If, as Kingsnorth claims, gender-affirming medicine is an assault on human nature and the human body, then so, too, are pacemakers and prosthetic limbs, or Botox and condoms, for that matter.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Ernestone set his sights on cracking the code around prosthetic liners—the silicone, flexible socks that prosthesis-users roll up onto their residual limb before inserting it into the prosthesis socket.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2025
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prosthetic
adjective
pros·thet·ic
präs-ˈthet-ik
1
: of, relating to, or being a prosthesis
a prosthetic device
prosthetic limbs
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a nonprotein group of a conjugated protein
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