prothese

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˌproːˈteː.zə/

noun
Definitions
  • (literally) The act of artificially replacing a body part
  • (metonymy) A prosthesis, the artificial replacement for a body part
  • (linguistics) The addition of sound(s) at the beginning of a word after blurring of its semantics

Etymology

Derived from Latin prothesis.

Origin

Latin

prothesis

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