Prosthesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural pros·the·ses [pros-thee-seez for 1; pros-thuh-seez for 2 ]. /prɒsˈθi siz for 1; ˈprɒs θəˌsiz for 2 /.
  1. a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  2. the addition of one or more sounds or syllables to a word or line of verse, especially at the beginning.
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
  1. surgery
    • the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute
    • an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth
  2. linguistics another word for prothesis
Plural prostheses (prŏs-thē′sēz)
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