prosthesis
Pronunciation: /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/
The English word “prosthesis” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
- Prothesis.
Etymology
Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “to add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to place”), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti (“to be putting, to be placing”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -esis.
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