epithesis
(ˌɛpɪˈθiːsɪs) n,
pl ses (
-siːz)
1. (Linguistics) linguistics the addition of a letter to the end of a word, so that its sense does not change
2. (Medicine) a splint
3. surgery an orthopaedic modification to a deformed extremity
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