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prosthetics

noun

Meaning

  1. An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
  2. An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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