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1. (n.) prosthesis
a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
Etymology: (1545–55; < LL < Gk prósthesis a putting to, addition =pros(ti)thé(nai) to put to, add (
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1. (noun) prosthesis, prosthetic device
corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
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1. (noun) prosthesis
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
2. (noun) prosthesis
the prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved
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