surgical prosthesis

См. также в других словарях:

• 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

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

• surgical retention — retention in the mouth of a dental prosthesis by means of attachments embedded in the oral tissues …   Medical dictionary

• List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… …   Wikipedia

• Ocular prosthesis — For the functional replacement or bionic eye, see Visual prosthetic. An ocular prosthesis …   Wikipedia

• Penile prosthesis — A penile prosthesis is a medical device implanted in a penis during a surgical procedure to enable an erection for satisfactory and satisfying sexual intercourse. The device is not used only in men with organic or treatment resistant psychogenic… …   Wikipedia

• Craniofacial prosthesis — Craniofacial prostheses are prostheses made by individuals trained in anaplastology or maxillofacial prosthodontics who medically help rehabilitate those suffering from facial defects caused by disease (mostly progressed forms of skin cancer, and …   Wikipedia

• Bologna Research Institute for Surgical Knowledge — Infobox Company company name = B.R.I.S.K., S.r.l. company type = foundation = 2006 location = flagicon|Italy Bologna, Italy key people = Stefano Fiumicelli, CEO industry = Biotechnology homepage = http://www.briskmed.it/Bologna Research Institute …   Wikipedia

• silactic prosthesis — /saɪˌlæktɪk prɒsˈθisəs/ (say suy.laktik pros theesuhs) noun a surgical operation to enlarge the breasts. {si(licon) + lactic + prosthesis} …  

• maxillofacial prosthesis — a prosthetic replacement for parts of the maxilla, mandible, or face that are missing or defective because of surgical intervention, trauma, pathology, or developmental malformations. See also under prosthetics …   Medical dictionary