Prothesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prosthesis \Pros"the*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an addition, fr. ?
     to put to, to add; ? to + ? to put, place.]
     1. (Surg.) The addition to the human body of some artificial
        part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye;
        -- called also {prothesis}.
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     2. (Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the
        beginning of a word, as in beloved.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prothesis \Proth"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a placing in public,
     fr. ? to set before; ? before + ? to set, put.]
     1. (Eccl.) A credence table; -- so called by the Eastern or
        Greek Church.
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     2. (Med.) See {Prosthesis}. --Dunglison.
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