{"id":6947,"date":"2020-02-17T07:25:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T07:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=6947"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:37:29","slug":"prosthetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/prosthetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosthetics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Prosthetics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Prosthetics-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The art and science of supplying missing parts of the human body.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A branch of surgery involved with the replacement of lost parts of the body by artificial parts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Concerning prosthetics or a prosthesis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Replacing a part of the body which has been amputated or removed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The study and making of prostheses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The branch of surgery or physiatry (physical medicine) dealing with construction, replacement, and adaptation of missing or damaged parts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The field of surgery that focuses on prosthetic devices.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The art and science of supplying missing parts of the human body. 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