prosthesis

prɒsˈθiːsɪs

prostheses

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Definition of prosthesis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

artificial replacement for a missing body part

TECH.

She was fitted with a prosthesis after the accident.

implant

prosthetic

linguistics

TECH.

prothesis in linguistics

TECH.

The study focused on the use of prosthesis in language.

prothesis

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artificial replacement for a missing body part

Expressions with prosthesis

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dental prosthesis

artificial replacement made to restore missing or damaged teeth in the mouth

The dentist fitted a dental prosthesis to replace the extracted molars.

Origin of prosthesis

Greek, prosthesis (addition) + -sis (action)

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peg

medical

prosthesis replacing a missing leg

temporary tooth

dentistry

dental prosthesis used temporarily

pylon

medical

rigid prosthesis for the lower leg

alveolectomy

dental surgery

surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge for dental prosthesis

neointima

medical

new layer of arterial intima on a prosthesis

obturator

dental appliance

prosthesis for closing openings like cleft palates

bioprosthesis

medical

prosthesis made from biological material

Examples of prosthesis in a sentence

Advancements in prosthesis technology have improved lives.
Linguists often debate the role of prosthesis in phonetics.
Prosthesis can alter the initial sound of a word.

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French:prothèse, ajout linguistique, ...
German:Prothese, ...
Italian:protesi, ...
Spanish:prótesis, ...
Portuguese:prótese, prótese linguística, ...
Chinese:假肢, 前置音, ...
Japanese:義肢, プロテーシス, ...
Arabic:طَرَفٌ اصْطِناعِيٌّ, بادئة صوتية, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹתֶב, פְּרוֹתֶזָה, ...
Russian:протез, протеза, ...
Ukrainian:протез, протеза, ...
Hindi:कृत्रिम अंग, प्रॉस्थेसिस, ...
Bengali:কৃত্রিম অঙ্গ, প্রোথেসিস, ...
Catalan:pròtesi, ...
Czech:protéza, protéze, ...
Danish:protese, prostese, ...
Dutch:prothese, toevoeging, ...
Greek:τεχνητό μέλος, πρόθεση, ...
Hungarian:protézis, ...
Khmer:សរីរាង្គសិប្បនិម្មិត, ប្រូស្ថេស៊ីស, ...
Korean:의지, 전위, ...
Persian:پروتز, پیشوند, ...
Polish:proteza, ...
Portuguese (BR):prótese, ...
Romanian:proteză, adăugare fonetică, ...
Swedish:protes, prosthesis, ...
Thai:อวัยวะเทียม, prothesis, ...
Turkish:protez, prozodi, ...
Vietnamese:bộ phận giả, phép thêm âm đầu, ...

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