PROSTHESIS • FREE-TRANSLATOR.COM • Definition of Prosthesis

/prˌɔsθˈɛsɪs/ /prˌɔsθˈisəs/ Listen

noun

Prosthesis n.

(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.

(Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved.

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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