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A missing body part that now comes with firmware updates and warranty cards.
means An artificial device that replaces a missing or damaged body part, restoring function or form.
from From the Greek 'prosthesis,' meaning 'addition' or 'attachment' — itself built from 'pros' (toward, in addition to) and 'tithenai' (to place). The word entered medical and grammatical usage alike, originally describing anything attached to make a thing more complete, before narrowing in English to its familiar sense: a replacement limb or part added to a body that's missing one.
- ancient roots
- Greek prosthesis means addition, originally a grammar term
- early versions
- Egyptian wooden toe found on 3000 year old mummy
- modern leap
- bionic hands now respond to muscle nerve signals directly
- unexpected stat
- some runners' blades outperform biological legs in sprinting