In medicine, a prosthesis, or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a body part missing due to physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth. A prosthesis may restore the normal function of the missing body part, or it may serve a cosmetic purpose instead.
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In medicine, a prosthesis (pl.: prostheses; from Ancient Greek: πρόσθεσις, romanized: prósthesis, lit. 'addition, application, attachment'), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder).
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Prostheses originate from the ancient Near East circa 3000 BCE, with the earliest evidence of prostheses appearing in ancient Egypt and Iran.
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Penile prostheses are used to treat erectile dysfunction, perform phalloplasty procedures in men, and to build a new penis in female-to-male gender reassignment surgeries.
In Group: Splints, Casts, Orthoses and Prostheses, Introduction
In medicine, a prosthesis (pl.: prostheses; from Ancient Greek: πρόσθεσις, romanized: prósthesis, lit. 'addition, application, attachment'), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder).
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