pros·the·sis (pr s-th  s s)n. pl. pros·the·ses (-s z) 1. An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve. 2. Replacement of a missing body part with such a device. 3. Linguistics Prothesis. [Greek, addition, from prostithenai, prosthe-, to add : pros-, pros- + tithenai, to put; see dh - in Indo-European roots.] |
prosthesis [ˈprɒsθɪsɪs prɒsˈθiːsɪs]
n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]
1. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery
a. the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute
b. an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Linguistics another word for prothesis
[via Late Latin from Greek: an addition, from prostithenai to add, from pros- towards + tithenai to place]
prosthetic [prɒsˈθɛtɪk] adj
prosthetically adv
| prosthesis (prs-thss) Plural prostheses (pr s-thsz) An artificial device used to replace a missing or defective body part, such as a limb or a heart valve. prosthetic adjective (pr s-th tk) |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  prosthesis - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the bodycorrective, restorative - a device for treating injury or disease glass eye - prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass implant - a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue obturator - a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) |
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