单词 | prosthesis |
释义 | Word Frequency prosthesis(ˈprɒsθɪsɪs, prɒsˈθiːsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. surgery a. the replacement of a missing bodily part with an artificial substitute b. an artificial part such as a limb, eye, or tooth 2. linguistics another word for prothesis Derived forms prosthetic (prɒsˈθɛtɪk) adjective prosthetically (prosˈthetically) adverb Word origin C16: via Late Latin from Greek: an addition, from prostithenai to add, from pros- towards + tithenai to place |
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