prothese

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See also: Prothese and prothèse

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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prothese (plural protheses)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of prosthesis (artificial body part replacement)

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek; cognate with German Prothese, English prothese and (now more common) prosthesis and French prothèse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌproːˈteː.zə/, (also) /ˌproːˈtɛː.zə/
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  • Hyphenation: pro‧the‧se
  • Rhymes: -eːzə

Noun

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prothese f (plural prothesen or protheses, diminutive prothesetje n)

  1. (literally) the act of artificially replacing a body part
  2. (metonymically) a prosthesis, the artificial replacement for a body part
  3. (linguistics) the addition of sound(s) at the beginning of a word after blurring of its semantics

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