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
Noun
prosthesis (countable and uncountable, plural prostheses)
- (medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
- (linguistics, prosody) Prothesis.
Synonyms
- (linguistics): prothesis
Related terms
Translations
artificial replacement for a body part
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prothesis — see prothesis
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