prosthesis
Meaning
Noun
- An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
- Prothesis.
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Origin
- Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις ("addition"), from προστίθημι, from πρός + τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁-.
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