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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body;
[syn: prosthesis, prosthetic device]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prosthesis \Pros"the*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an addition, fr. ? to put to, to add; ? to + ? to put, place.] 1. (Surg.) The addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; -- called also prothesis. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prosthesis n 1: corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body [syn: prosthesis, prosthetic device]