prosthesis

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
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Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti
Ancient Greek πρός (prós)
Ancient Greek προσ- (pros-)
Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis)
Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis)der.
English prosthesis

    Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “to add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to place”), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti (“to be putting, to be placing”). By surface analysis, prosth- +‎ -esis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɹɒsˈθiː.sɪs/, /ˈpɹɒs.θə.sɪs/
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    Noun

    prosthesis (countable and uncountable, plural prostheses)

    2. (medicine) An artificial medical device that replaces a body part, either internal or external.
      Hyponyms: hemiprosthesis, megaprosthesis
      • 2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 2 July 2025:
        Gong believes the fiber-reinforced hydrogel could be used to create biomaterials, such as artificial organs and prostheses, able to endure everyday wear-and-tear.
    4. (linguistics, prosody) Synonym of prothesis.

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    Translations

    artificial replacement for a body part

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