1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tQNwI3he1T"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/prosthesis/">Prosthesis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/prosthesis/embed/#?secret=tQNwI3he1T" width="600" height="338" title="“Prosthesis” — Glossary" data-secret="tQNwI3he1T" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A device which is attached to the body to take the place of a part which is missing, e.g. an artificial leg or glass eye.Artificial device attached to the body to aid its function or replace a missing part; included among prostheses are artificial limbs, hearing aids, and implanted pacemakers.Any medical device that replaces a bodily part or function, such as an artificial leg after an amputation.An artificial or manufactured substitute for a missing or nonfunctioning body part. Prostheses can include artificial legs, arms, teeth, eyes, and joints, dentures, hearing aids, pacemakers, and many other substitutes for body parts. Prostheses can replace body parts that are nonfunctional or have been amputated, as in the case of a person's leg. Advances in the field of surgical amputation and the art of designing artificial limbs have made it possible for people who have lost a limb to receive a prosthesis that closely resembles the original and works nearly as efficiently. People are usually fitted with a prosthesis immediately after surgical amputation of a body part so that they can resume movement right away without risking the complications of inactivity.Any artificial device that is attached to the body as an aid. Prostheses include artificial limbs, dentures, hearing aids, implanted pacemakers, and many other substitutes for parts of the body that are missing or nonfunctional.A manufactured substitute for a part of the body, such as an arm, a leg, a heart valve, or a tooth.An artificial replacement of a missing or malfunctioning body part. Examples include false legs or arms fitted after amputation; artificial heart valves; artificial heart devices; cochlear implants to improve hearing; a bio-artificial pancreas to treat diabetes mellitus; and artificial bone. Cosmetic prostheses such as artificial eyes, teeth, noses and breasts are in widespread use.Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an artificial extremity.A synthetic substitute designed to take the place of a body part that is absent or impaired, such as prosthetic limbs, cardiac valves, or ocular prostheses.An artificial replacement for a surgically removed or missing body part, such as a denture or prosthetic limb.