Prosthetic replacement

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A prosthetic replacement is any biomechanical device used to replace body parts ranging from internal organs to limbs. Prosthetic replacements are connected to organic tissue via a complex synthennet neural interface, which provides the recipient with control and sensation. External replacements are covered by synth-flesh to emulate actual organic tissue.

A great deal of Darth Vader's ravaged body was supported by prosthetic replacements, and Luke Skywalker was fitted with a prosthetic hand after losing his own during his first battle with Vader. Most replacements are custom-built to fit the size of the body.

This area of medical technology spurred by the carnage of the Clone Wars, the replacement of body parts with lifelike replicas reached a high level of refinement during the Galactic Civil War.