NALT

Preferred term

prostheses

Topic

Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically.

medical and veterinary equipment

dental prosthesis

artificial body parts
artificial implants
artificial limbs
breast implants
implants (prostheses)
lens implants
prosthesis

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

30318

Spanish

prótesis

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/12575

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 6/7/19