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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The word/prefixing">prefixing of one or more word/letters">letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. The addition to the human body of some artificial part, toreplace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; -- called alsoprothesis. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body Source: ecdict

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