Etymology of an Idea.....

An etymological breakdown of the primary terms/titles/canticles used thus far, to clarify one's own agenda, suggest apparent trajectories or offer tangential potentials.....

Vestigial Anatomies & Vicarious Prosthesis

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Vestigial: of, relating to, or being a vestige
_Vestige: from the Latin, vestigium meaning footstep, footprint,
track.
_A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more
_Biology A rudimentary or degenerate, usually nonfunctioning,
structure that is the remnant of an organ or
part that was fully developed or functioning in a preceding
generation or an earlier stage of development


Anatomies: (Anatomy pl.) from the Latin anatomia meaning 'a cutting up'
_the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants.
_the structure of an animal or plant, or of any of its parts.
_dissection of all or part of an animal or plant in order to study its structure.
_a plant or animal that has been or will be dissected, or a model
of such a dissected organism.
_a skeleton.
_Informal. the human body.
_an analysis or minute examination.

Vicarious: from Latin vicārius meaning substituting, equiv. to vic(is) interchange, alternation
_performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another:
_taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
_felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
_Physiology. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.

Prosthesis: from the Greek prósthesis meaning a putting to, addition, equiv. to prós 'to' + thésis 'a placing'
_a prosthesis (plural prostheses; from the Greek πρόσθεσις meaning literally "addition") is an artificial extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of using mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control lost by trauma, disease, or defect. ( see also cosmesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmesis and/or neuroprosthetics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroprosthetics)