PROTHESIS


Meaning of PROTHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-thə-səs ]

noun

( plural proth·e·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Late Latin, alteration of prosthesis, from Greek, literally, addition — more at prosthesis

Date: circa 1550

: the addition of a sound to the beginning of a word (as in Old French estat —whence English estate —from Latin status )

• pro·thet·ic prä-ˈthe-tik adjective

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