prosthesis
English
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
- (linguistics) Prothesis.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (addition, augmentation, application) derived from Proto-Indo-European *próti.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*próti
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bioprosthesis English
- endoprosthesis English
- exoprosthesis English
- hemiprosthesis English
- keratoprosthesis English
- megaprosthesis English
- neuroprosthesis English
- orthoprosthesis English
- osteoodontokeratoprosthesis English
- prothesis Latin
- prothèse French
- проте́з Russian
- προσθετικός Ancient Greek
- πρόσθεσις Ancient Greek
- *próti Proto-Indo-European
- प्रति Sanskrit
- pròtesi Catalan, Valencian