prosthesis

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Etymology

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti (“to be putting, to be placing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/
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Noun

prosthesis (countable and uncountable, plural prostheses)

  1. (medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
  2. (linguistics, prosody) Prothesis.

Synonyms

Translations

artificial replacement for a body part

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