prosthetic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/

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Adjective

prosthetic (not comparable)

1. artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis

   prosthetic leg/arm

Derived terms

• prosthetic group

 

Translations

artificial

• Czech: protetický (cs) m
• Finnish: teko- (fi)
• French: prosthétique (fr), artificiel (fr) m, artificielle (fr) f
• Greek: προσθετικός (el) (prosthetikós)
• Ido: prostezala (io) (linguistics)
• Italian: prostetico (it), prostetico (it) (linguistics only)
• Polish: protetyczny (pl)
• Russian: протезный (ru) (proteznyj)
• Spanish: prostético

Noun

prosthetic (plural prosthetics)

1. An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
2. An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.

Translations

prosthesis — see prosthesis

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