prosthesis

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/, /ˈpɹɒsθəsɪs/ === Noun === prosthesis (countable and uncountable, plural prostheses) (medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external. Hyponyms: hemiprosthesis, megaprosthesis (linguistics, prosody) Prothesis. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === storeships, stores ship, sophisters