prosthetic

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"A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable with it and you have to mentally make it part of yourself," she said.

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  1. adjective Serving as or relating to a prosthesis.
  2. adjective Of or relating to prosthetics.

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  • To remove the prosthetic, the makeup people would dip the edge of their paint-brushes in the solution, slice little lines through the prosthetic pieces, and then slide the brush up under the prosthetic to separate it from the skin. —  GaspingforAirtime
  • The other leg was a shiny metal prosthetic, a strange affectation in a city where regeneration of limbs was as common as reincarnation of bugs. —  AEonThree
  • Viktor rattled it to make certain the prosthetic was still inside. —  Challenging Destiny - 2005 - 21
  • Being a prosthetic, a blade can be made with different properties and different sizes, giving the athlete longer and springier legs etc. —  Latest stories
  • "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable with it and you have to mentally make it part of yourself," she said. —  BagOfNothing.com
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  1. from Greek πρόσθετος, added or fitted to, from προστιθέναι, put to, add: see prosthesis.
 

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/prɑsˈθɛtɪk/
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