prosthetics
noun
pros·thet·ics
präs-ˈthe-tiks 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the medical or dental specialty concerned with the design, fabrication, and fitting of prostheses
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prosthetics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
pros·thet·ics
-iks
: the medical or dental specialty concerned with the design, fabrication, and fitting of prostheses
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