Meaning of Prosthetic | Babel Free

Definitions

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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“The specialist makers of prosthetics are part chemist, part artist and part engineer. Each tends to specialise in a particular area, such as sculpting, mould making, foaming latex, knotting hair into the pieces, colouring or artworking.”

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