prosthesis

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  1. noun An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve.
  2. noun Replacement of a missing body part with such a device.
  3. noun Linguistics Prothesis.

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  • He ignored the thought that NSF meant “non-sufficient funds.” The National Science Foundation had so far coughed up the money for half of the development of the experimental prosthesis, and Doug very much wanted to keep it coming. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Feb. 2002
  • You're using only the prosthesis, and the nerve branch up your arm seems far too narrow a comms channel to pass a threat. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Feb. 2002
  • Damon Knight's story "Masks" explores what he terms total prosthesis, the transplant of a brain into a wholly artificial body -- the extreme cyborg. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 02 - February 2002
  • Procedures involving arthrotomy and removal of the prosthesis were reported most commonly in patients younger than 55 (25. 7\%). —  MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians
  • But, what about medical metal parts (bolts, prosthesis, and so on)? —  Cool Stuff - the best place for funny, cool and sexy videos on the net!
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  1. Greek, addition, from prostithenai, prosthe-, to add : pros-, pros- + tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Late Latin prosthesis, from Greek πρόσθεσ, σ1ις, a putting to, an addition, from προστιθέναι, put to, add, from πρός, to,+ τιθέναι, put, place: see thesis.
 

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