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prosthesis

noun as in artificial limb

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She also has a white prosthesis in the place of one leg.

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Mr Richards can also have a 3D scan to capture his face digitally to develop replicas of him and then design the moulds for these prosthesis.

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She described it as a "very unique case" because of the number of prostheses that had to be made without being able to copy any of the patient's fingers.

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Vázquez continued to have problems with his right eye, which required seven surgeries and was eventually removed in 2016 and replaced with a prosthesis.

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However, he is unable to compete at the Olympics because it was ruled that jumping off his prosthesis gives him an advantage over non-amputees.

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