synthetic limb
Manufactured replacement arm
A synthetic limb is an artificial replacement for a missing arm, leg, hand, or foot—a prosthesis.
The term emphasizes the manufactured materials (plastics, metals, carbon fiber) rather than the function: Her synthetic limb was fitted with sensors that responded to muscle signals.
More commonly called a prosthetic limb or simply prosthetic.
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- artificialMade, not natural
- body partSection of human anatomy
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- bionicMechanically augmented human
amputee · socket · titanium · carbon fiber · mechanical · cyborg · phantom · phantom pain · quality of life · stump · rehabilitation · grip · sensor · replacement · mobility · walking · running blade · grasping
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