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Prosthetic arm
Biomedical engineers combine scientific understanding with creative problem-solving...
Video: © Gorodenkoff/stock.adobe.com

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Early prosthetic devices
A 3,000-year-old wooden toe found attached to the right foot of a female mummy recovered...
Photograph by Matjaž Kačičnik, University of Basel, Life Histories of Theban Tombs Project. Reproduced with permission.
Early experiments on blood circulation
Engraving depicting experiments that William Harvey cited to support his theory of...
National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
A section of tissue engineered to serve as a vascular graft.
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MRI
A nurse (right) and doctor preparing a hospital patient for an MRI.
© Epstock/Dreamstime.com
3D-printed prosthesis
A prosthetic ear made with medical-grade silicone using a 3D printer.
Veronika Lukasova—ZUMA Press/Alamy