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prosthesis

[ pros-thee-sis pros-thuh-sis ]

noun

, plural pros·the·ses [pros-, thee, -seez, pros, -th, uh, -seez].
  1. a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  2. Grammar, Prosody. the addition of one or more sounds or syllables to a word or line of verse, especially at the beginning.


prosthesis

/ ˈprɒsθɪsɪs; prɒsˈθiːsɪs; prɒsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

  1. surgery
    1. the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute
    2. an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth
  2. linguistics another word for prothesis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


prosthesis

/ prŏs-thēsĭs /

, Plural prostheses prŏs-thēsēz

  1. An artificial device used to replace a missing or defective body part, such as a limb or a heart valve.


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Derived Forms

  • prosthetic, adjective
  • prosˈthetically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • pros·thet·ic [pros-, thet, -ik], adjective
  • pros·theti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthesis1

1545–55; < Late Latin < Greek prósthesis a putting to, addition, equivalent to prós to + thésis a placing; thesis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthesis1

C16: via Late Latin from Greek: an addition, from prostithenai to add, from pros- towards + tithenai to place
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Example Sentences

Flying to space won’t be easy—and flying to space with a prosthesis, something no one has done before, will make things more challenging still.

From Time

Most amputations sever the muscle pairs that control joints such as the elbow or ankle, disrupting the sensory feedback about the limb’s position in space that would help patients control a prosthesis.

Other researchers also are testing ways to add tactile feedback to prostheses.

Even after the people had used the prosthesis for more than a year, the mismatch didn’t improve.

Already, implanted electrodes can record signals from the movement areas of the brain, allowing people to control robotic prostheses.

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