Prosthesis Definition

prŏs-thēsĭs
prostheses
noun
prostheses

Prothesis.

Webster's New World
The replacement of a missing part of the body, as a limb, eye, or tooth, by an artificial substitute.
Webster's New World
Replacement of a missing body part with such a device.
American Heritage Medicine
Prothesis.
American Heritage
Such a substitute.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • prosthetic device

Other Word Forms of Prosthesis

Noun

Singular:
prosthesis
Plural:
prostheses

Origin of Prosthesis

  • Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prosthesis, “addition"), from προστίθημι (prostithÄ“mi, “I add"), from πρός (pros, “towards") + τίθημι (tithÄ“mi, “I place").

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek addition from prostithenai prosthe- to add pros- pros- tithenai to put dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Prosthesis Sentence Examples

  • Similarly, patients happily walking around on artificial hips had no clear image of the prosthesis inside them.

  • Some women decide not to have reconstruction or wear a prosthesis.

  • Award powers research into prosthesis success Most older vascular amputees fail to cope with their prostheses.

  • Conclusion The ASR retinal prosthesis, to date, has shown no biosafety or negative personal reactions in people with RP.

  • Usually if revision hip replacement is not an option, the loosened prosthesis is removed altogether.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

SISSIS

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Words Starting With P and Ending With S

Starts With P & Ends With SStarts With PR & Ends With SStarts With P & Ends With IS

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