Meaning of PROSTHESIS
| Pronunciation: | | 'prâsthisis
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[n] corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body |
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PROSTHESIS is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | prosthetic device |
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| | See Also: | | corrective, glass eye, implant, leg, obturator, peg, pegleg, restorative, wooden leg | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pros"the*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an addition, fr. ?
to put to, to add; ? to + ? to put, place.]
1. (Surg.) The addition to the human body of some artificial
part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye;
-- called also {prothesis}.
2. (Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the
beginning of a word, as in beloved.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An artificial replacement of a part of the body. |
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