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subprosthetic

subprosthetic adjective: under a prosthesis.

Adjective

subprosthetic (not comparable)

  1. Under a prosthesis.
    • A pannus was significant if the diameter of the subprosthetic portion narrowed by the pannus was > 50% of the internal diameter of the geometric orifice area of the mechanical valve as assessed visually.2015 August 21, Young Joo Suh et al., “Measurement of Opening and Closing Angles of Aortic Valve Prostheses In Vivo Using Dual-Source Computed Tomography: Comparison with Those of Manufacturers' in...

Origin of subprosthetic

From sub- + prosthetic. By surface analysis, sub- + prosth- + -etic.

Questions about subprosthetic

What does subprosthetic mean?
Subprosthetic means under a prosthesis.
What part of speech is subprosthetic?
Subprosthetic is an adjective.

Words near subprosthetic in the dictionary

  1. subproposal
  2. subproposals
  3. subproposition
  4. subpropositions
  5. subprops
  6. subprosthetic
  7. subprotective
  8. subproteome
  9. subproteomes
  10. subproteomic
  11. subprotocol

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