Definitions

prosthesis

[pros-thee-sis, pros-thuh-sis] / prɒsˈθi sɪs, ˈprɒs θə sɪs /

NOUN

artificial limb

Synonyms

WEAK

artificial arm artificial leg fake limb pegleg wooden leg

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Prosthesis, pros′the-sis, n. addition, affixion, as of letters at the beginning of a word: the fitting of artificial parts to the body.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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