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prosthesis
pros·the·sis
[
pross thssiss
]
(
plural
pros·the·ses
[
pross th sz
]
)
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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pros·thet·ic [ pross théttik ] adjectivepros·thet·i·cal·ly adverb
