English Explanatory Dictionary

prosthesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
  2. Prothesis.

Pronunciation

/pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/ /ˈpɹɒsθəsɪs/ En-us-prosthesis.oga

Word forms

prosthesis prostheses

Etymology

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “to add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to place”), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti (“to be putting, to be placing”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -esis.

Related words

prosthetic prosthetics prosthodontics prothesis

Derived words

bioprosthesis endoprosthesis exoprosthesis keratoprosthesis neuroprosthesis orthoprosthesis
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