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/ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/ · adjective
Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis..
prosthetic leg/arm
Opposite of natural monsters there are technological monsters such as terminators, cyborgs, and robocops—all of which undermine dichotomies between the artificial and the organic, the prosthetic and the natural.
The specialist makers of prosthetics are part chemist, part artist and part engineer. Each tends to specialise in a particular area, such as sculpting, mould making, foaming latex, knotting hair into the pieces, colouring or artworking.
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Prosthetic means Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis..
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prosthetic leg/arm
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