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prothese

prothese is the alternative form of prosthesis.

Meaning of prosthesis

Noun

prosthesis (countable and uncountable, plural prostheses)

  1. An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
    • Gong believes the fiber-reinforced hydrogel could be used to create biomaterials, such as artificial organs and prostheses, able to endure everyday wear-and-tear.2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025
  2. Prothesis.

Forms of prothese

pluralprotheses

Origin of prothese

From Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek; cognate with German Prothese, Dutch prothese and French prothèse.

Questions about prothese

What is prothese the alternative form of?
Prothese is the alternative form of prosthesis.

Words near prothese in the dictionary

  1. protheobromine
  2. protherapeia
  3. Prothero
  4. protherogenic
  5. Protheros
  6. prothese
  7. protheses
  8. prothesis
  9. prothesized
  10. prothetelic
  11. prothetelous

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