Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prosthesis

/pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
pros-the-sis
IPA
/pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Prothesis.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “to add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to place”), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁ti (“to be putting, to be placing”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -esis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰeh₁-, -, πρόσθεσις, *próti

Usage

Inflected Forms

prostheses (plural)

Derived Forms

bioprosthesis endoprosthesis exoprosthesis keratoprosthesis neuroprosthesis orthoprosthesis

Frequently Paired Words

prosthetic prosthetics prosthodontics prothesis

Synonyms

prosthetic device

Rhymes With

plessis transgresses preadolescence

Questions

How do you pronounce prosthesis?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/.
What does prosthesis mean?
An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
Where does prosthesis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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