mechanical limbs
Artificial arms, legs
Mechanical limbs are artificial arms, legs, hands, or feet—prosthetics that replace lost or missing body parts.
The term emphasizes engineered construction over biological function: The veteran was fitted with mechanical limbs after the explosion.
Advanced versions may be motorized or computer-controlled, responding to nerve signals or muscle movements.
In science fiction, mechanical limbs often enhance human capability beyond natural limits.
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- prosthetic legManufactured limb replacement
- bionic armMotorized artificial upper limb
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- bionicMechanically augmented human
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