Thesaurus: prosthesis
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.
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Definitions
- n. 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.
- n. The word/prefixing">prefixing of one or more word/letters">letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved.
- n. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
- 1. (Surg.) The word/addition">addition to the word/human">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.
- The addition to the human body of some artificial part, toreplace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; -- called alsoprothesis.
- n:100 n. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body