noun
Meaning 1
plural of prosthetic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prosthetics
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Pronunciation
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/pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/
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/pɹəsˈθɛtɪks/
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CMU ARPABET: P R AA0 S TH EH1 T IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic + -s.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: prothesiologie — branch of medicine
- German: Prothetik — branch of medicine
- Spanish: prótesis — branch of medicine