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prosthesis

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

noun

plural

prostheses 
  1. a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.

  2. Grammar, Prosody.the addition of one or more sounds or syllables to a word or line of verse, especially at the beginning.



prosthesis

/ ˈprɒsθɪsɪs, prɒsˈθiːsɪs, prɒsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

  1. surgery

    1. the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute

    2. an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth

  2. linguistics another word for prothesis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

prosthesis

plural

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

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Other Word Forms

  • prosthetic adjective
  • prosthetically adverb
  • Dzˈٳپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthesis1

1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek óٳ a putting to, addition, equivalent to ó to + ٳé a placing; thesis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthesis1

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

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Mr Richards can also have a 3D scan to capture his face digitally to develop replicas of him and then design the moulds for these prosthesis.

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She described it as a "very unique case" because of the number of prostheses that had to be made without being able to copy any of the patient's fingers.

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Vázquez continued to have problems with his right eye, which required seven surgeries and was eventually removed in 2016 and replaced with a prosthesis.

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However, he is unable to compete at the Olympics because it was ruled that jumping off his prosthesis gives him an advantage over non-amputees.

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“When I didn't have prostheses, I had to move around in a wheelchair. I discovered how inaccessible and unsuited Kyiv was for wheelchair users, even though it’s the capital city,” he says.

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