What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
(A) Pronation
(B) Abduction
(C) External rotation
(D) Prosthesis
Answer: Prosthesis
A prosthetic device, is any device that helps replace, correct or support a body part. In other words, it replaces a part of the body, it corrects a physical deformity or physiological malfunction of some sort or it support a weak or deformed part of the body.
Example : heart valves, limbs, arteries , penile pumps /implants ,pacemakers ,hearing aids, orthopedic shoes, bone plates ,braces, ostomy bags ,eyeglasses or contact lenses, urological supplies used for incontinence.