Concept information
Preferred term
prostheses
Type
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Topic
Definition
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Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically.
Source: Medical Subject Headings
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- artificial body parts
- artificial implants
- artificial limbs
- breast implants
- implants (prostheses)
- lens implants
- prosthesis
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/12575
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