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In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that
replaces a missing part of the body. Contrast with orthosis that supplements the
body. Prostheses are typically used to replace parts lost by injury (traumatic) or missing from birth (congenital), supplement
defective parts, allow transsexual men to change their outward physical sex, and
achieve secondary sex characteristics for
transsexual women, and in movie
special effects.
Some types of prosthetics include:
See also: orthosis
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