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pros·the·sis
(prŏs-thē′sĭs)n. pl. pros·the·ses (-sēz)
1. An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve.
2. Replacement of a missing body part with such a device.
3. Linguistics Prothesis.
[Greek, addition, from prostithenai, prosthe-, to add : pros-, pros- + tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
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prosthesis
(ˈprɒsθɪsɪs; prɒsˈθiːsɪs)n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)
1. (Surgery) surgery
a. the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute
b. an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) linguistics another word for prothesis
[C16: via Late Latin from Greek: an addition, from prostithenai to add, from pros- towards + tithenai to place]
prosthetic adj
prosˈthetically adv
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pros•the•sis
(prɒsˈθi sɪs for 1; ˈprɒs θə sɪs for 2 )n., pl. -ses (-siz for 1; -ˌsiz for 2 )
1. a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
[1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek prósthesis a putting to, addition =pros(ti)thé(nai) to put to, add (pros- to, toward + tithénai to put)]
pros•thet′ic (-ˈθɛt ɪk) adj.
pros•thet′i•cal•ly, adv.
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prosthesis
An artificial attachment to replace a body part, such as a limb or organ.
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| Noun | 1. |  prosthesis - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the bodycorrective, restorative - a device for treating injury or disease glass eye - prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass implant - a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue obturator - a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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prosthesis
n (spec) → Prothese f
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pros·the·sis
n. prótesis, reemplazo de una parte del cuerpo con un sustituto artificial.
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prosthesis
n (pl -ses) prótesis fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.