TechnologySeptember 4, 2026
prosthetists
PROS-thuh-tists
Definition
Medical professionals who specialize in designing, creating, and fitting artificial body parts, such as prosthetic limbs, for patients.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'prosthetikos,' meaning 'capable of adding,' which comes from 'prostithenai,' meaning 'to add or place before.'
In the news
The article mentions prosthetists alongside clinicians to clarify that the authors are not experts in the medical field, setting a boundary for the technical claims made about the prosthetic devices.
In 2022, a 17-year-old built a $300 thought-controlled prosthetic arm; unlike very expensive and invasive brain-controlled systems, his version reads brainwaves through non-invasive electrodes
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