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prosthesis

pros·the·sis [ pross thssiss ] (plural pros·the·ses [ pross th sz ])

noun

Definition:

1. artificial body part: an artificial body part, e.g. an artificial limb or eye

2. replacement of body part: the branch of surgery concerned with replacing missing body parts with artificial devices

3. linguistics
Same as prothesis (sense 1)

[Mid-16th century. Via late Latin< Greek, "addition" < prostithenai "add to" < tithenai "to place"]

pros·thet·ic [ pross théttik ] adjective

pros·thet·i·cal·ly adverb

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