arm prosthesis

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• Prosthesis — For other uses, see Prosthesis (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Orthotic. A man with two prosthetic arms playing table football …   Wikipedia

• prosthesis — prosthetic /pros thet ik/, adj. prosthetically, adv. /pros thee sis/ for 1; /pros theuh sis/ for 2, n., pl. prostheses / seez/ for 1; / seez / for 2. 1. a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or… …   Universalium

• Prosthesis — An artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth, eye, a facial bone, the palate, a hip, a knee or another joint, the leg, an arm, etc. A prosthesis is designed for functional or cosmetic reasons or both. A prosthesis …   Medical dictionary

• Gun Arm — A Gun Arm is a prosthesis, any prosthesis to replace a humanoid appendage which is also a serviceable weapon. This is commonly found in science fiction and action movies which were produced around the turn of the millennium and have relative… …   Wikipedia

• Transhumeral prosthesis — A transhumeral prosthesis is a prosthesis designed for people with an arm amputated above the elbow. It is available in electronic and mechanical versions. The design has a functioning elbow that can be used for bending the arm …   Wikipedia

• memory prosthesis — (mem.uh.ree praws.THEE.sus; TH as in thin) n. A device that helps or enables a person to remember things. Example Citation: Sunil Vemuri, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology s Media Lab, is hoping to fill in the holes… …   New words

• Transradial prosthesis — There are two main types of functional prosthetic arms available for below the elbow amputees: * Cable operated prostheses are typically supported by a harness and operated by a cable that loops around the opposing shoulder. Hands are available… …   Wikipedia

• limb — n 1. part, member, appendage, extension, extremity; wing, arm, leg, Inf. gam, Inf. pin, Brit. Dial. lith; artifical leg or arm, prosthesis; branch, projection, spur. 2. offshoot, shoot, scion, descendant, heir, offspring, child, Inf. chip off the …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Steampunk — This article is about the genres of fiction and associated sub culture. For other uses, see Steampunk (disambiguation). A steampunk themed photo Steampunk is a sub genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fictio …   Wikipedia

• Guinea Pig (film series) — This article is about the Japanese horror film series. For the 1948 British film, see The Guinea Pig (film). The Guinea Pig films (ギニーピッグ, Ginī Piggu?) are a series of seven controversial Japanese gore slasher horror films from the 1980s and… …   Wikipedia

• Targeted reinnervation — is a method developed by Dr. Todd Kuiken at Northwestern University and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for an amputee to control motorized prosthetic devices and to regain sensory feedback [#Reference 1| [1] . Overview Targeted reinnervation …   Wikipedia