Mesh term Prostheses and Implants
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Description
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. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally.Browse to child terms:
Absorbable Implants
Artificial Limbs
Auditory Brain Stem Implants
Bioprosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Bone-Implant Interface
Breast Implants
Cochlear Implants
Dental Implants
Dental Prosthesis
Electrodes, Implanted
Embolic Protection Devices
Eye, Artificial
Fiducial Markers
Glaucoma Drainage Implants
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart, Artificial
Implants, Experimental
Internal Fixators
Joint Prosthesis
Larynx, Artificial
Lenses, Intraocular
Maxillofacial Prosthesis
Orbital Implants
Ossicular Prosthesis
Penile Prosthesis
Prosthesis Design
Punctal Plugs
Septal Occluder Device
Stents
Suburethral Slings
Tissue Expansion Devices
Tissue Scaffolds
Urinary Sphincter, Artificial
Visual Prosthesis
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