prosthesis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
2. (countable, uncountable) Prothesis.

Synonyms

artificial limb

prosthetic device

prothesis

permute

replacement

substitution

supersede

supplant

addition

replacement limb

displacement

dummy

Translations

prothèse

prótesis

Prothese

protesi

prótese

prothese

pròtesi

protez

πρόσθεση

prosthesis

kunstmatig lichaamsdeel

protèsi

anaplerose

adición

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/

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”).