prosthetic
adjective/prɒsˈθɛtɪk/
Frequency rank: #10,416 most common English word
Meaning
relating to an artificial body part that replaces a missing one.
Example sentence
After losing his leg in an accident, he learned to walk again with prosthetic support from a specially designed limb.
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