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prosthesis

[ pros-thee-sis pros-thuh-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pros·the·ses [pros-, thee, -seez, pros, -th, uh, -seez].

a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
Grammar, Prosody. the addition of one or more sounds or syllables to a word or line of verse, especially at the beginning.

prosthesis

/ prɒsˈθɛtɪk; ˈprɒsθɪsɪs; prɒsˈθiːsɪs /

surgery
1. the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute
2. an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth
See prothesis
linguistics another word for prothesis

prosthesis

/ prŏs-thē′sĭs /

, Plural prostheses prŏs-thē′sēz

An artificial device used to replace a missing or defective body part, such as a limb or a heart valve.

1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek prósthesis a putting to, addition, equivalent to prós to + thésis a placing; thesis

C16: via Late Latin from Greek: an addition, from prostithenai to add, from pros- towards + tithenai to place

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