Apparater eller anordningar som ersätter funktionsodugliga organ. De kan vara tillfälliga eller permanenta. De måste skiljas från "proteser och implantat" och specifika proteser, som oftast har kosmetisk (ögonproteser), förutom ibland funktionell (arm- och benproteser), betydelse.
Devices intended to replace non-functioning organs. They may be temporary or permanent. Since they are intended always to function as the natural organs they are replacing, they should be differentiated from PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS and specific types of prostheses which, though also replacements for body parts, are frequently cosmetic (EYE, ARTIFICIAL) as well as functional (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS).
Artificiella organ
Artificial Organ — Organ, Artificial — Organs, Artificial