prosthesis

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Etymology

Via Latin -, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from προστίθημι ("I add"), from πρός ("towards") + τίθημι ("I place"), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti ("to be putting, to be placing").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/

Noun

prosthesis

1. (medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
2. (linguistics, prosody) Prothesis.

Synonyms

• (linguistics) prothesis

Related terms

• hemiprosthesis
• megaprosthesis
• prothesis
• prosthetic

Translations

• French: prothèse
• German: Prothese, Prosthese, Kunstglied
• Italian: protesi
• Portuguese: prótese
• Russian: проте́з
• Spanish: prótesis

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