prosthesis
/pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/
prosthesis
English
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Definition
An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
Etymology
Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti (“to be putting, to be placing”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -esis.
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