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prosthesis
[ pros-thee-sis pros-thuh-sis ]
noun
- a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- Grammar, Prosody. the addition of one or more sounds or syllables to a word or line of verse, especially at the beginning.
prosthesis
/ ˈprɒsθɪsɪs; prɒsˈθiːsɪs; prɒsˈθɛtɪk /
noun
- surgery
- the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute
- an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth
- linguistics another word for prothesis
prosthesis
/ ŏ-ٳŧ′ĭ /
, Plural prostheses ŏ-ٳŧ′ŧ
- An artificial device used to replace a missing or defective body part, such as a limb or a heart valve.
Derived Forms
- prosthetic, adjective
- Dzˈٳپ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz·ٳ· [pros-, thet, -ik], adjective
- Dz·ٳi·· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prosthesis1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prosthesis1
Example Sentences
She described it as a "very unique case" because of the number of prostheses that had to be made without being able to copy any of the patient's fingers.
Vázquez continued to have problems with his right eye, which required seven surgeries and was eventually removed in 2016 and replaced with a prosthesis.
However, he is unable to compete at the Olympics because it was ruled that jumping off his prosthesis gives him an advantage over non-amputees.
“When I didn't have prostheses, I had to move around in a wheelchair. I discovered how inaccessible and unsuited Kyiv was for wheelchair users, even though it’s the capital city,” he says.
However, an open scientific question is whether humans can embody bionic tools or prostheses that don't resemble human anatomy.
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