noun · irregular · countable / uncountable · rare

prosthesis

prosthesis · prostheses

протез

Prothese, Kunstglied

An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or externalAn artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

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/pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/

» Tom wears a prosthesis.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
Prothese, Kunstglied
проте́зprotɛ́z
проте́зprotéz
corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
(countable, uncountable)Prothesis.

Examples

3 sentences

Tom wears a prosthesis.
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A cochlear implant consists of a prosthesis in the internal ear which allows a deaf person to hear.
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I want to say: "Thanks for the trip to Afghanistan and for my prosthesis!"
ruЯ хочу сказать: "Спасибо за поездку в Афганистан и за мой протез!"
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

artificial replacement for a body part:

Русский

By meaning 1

artificial replacement for a body part:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

artificial replacement for a body part:

Origin

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostít

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.

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