prosth-, prosthe-, prosthet-, prostheto- +

(Greek > Latin: an addition; to put to, add to, to place)

dental prosthesis
The replacement of a tooth or of a section of teeth by partial or full dentures.
externally powered prosthetics
Any prosthesis in which a small electric motor has been incorporated for the purpose of providing force to control various functions.
keratoprosthesis (s) keratoprostheses (pl) (nouns)
Replacement of the central area of an opacified (opaque, unclear) cornea by plastic.
maxillofacial prosthesis
The repair and artificial replacement of the face and jaw which is missing because of a disease or injury.
myoelectric prosthesis
An advanced prosthetic device operated by battery-powered electric motors that are activated through electrodes by the myoelectric potentials provided by muscles.
prosthesis (s), prostheses (pl) (nouns)
1. An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve.
2. Replacement of a missing body part by an artificial substitute; such as, an artificial extremity.
3. A device to augment performance of a natural function; such as, a hearing aid.
4. In linguistics, the addition of a letter or a syllable to a word.
5. The "addition of a letter" or "syllable to a word"; from Late Latin, from Greek prosthesis, "addition" from prostithenai, "add to", from pros, "to" + tithenai, "to put, to place". The reference to "artificial body part" is first recorded in 1706.

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prosthesis, prostration
prosthesis (prahs THEE sis)
An artificial device used to replace a body part; such as, a limb (leg or arm): "The occupational therapist helped her client learn to walk with the new prosthesis which she needed after losing her left leg in a boating accident."
prostration (prah STRAY shuhn)
The result of someone becoming weak or powerless: "The campers suffered from heat prostration and exhaustion."

The patient found it difficult to adjust to the new prosthesis; in fact, he sat down in a state of prostration at the end of his first therapy session.

prosthetic
1. Substituting for or replacing a missing part of the body; constituting an artificial component of a natural part.
2. A prosthetic device; prosthesis.
prosthetic group
The non-amino and component of a conjugated protein; usually, the portion of an enzyme that is not an amino acid.
prosthetic, prostatic
prosthetic (prahs THET ik)
A reference to the branch of surgery dealing with the replacement of missing body parts, such as a hand, arm, leg, etc.: "The soldier was fitted with a prosthetic leg to replace the one he lost as a result of the explosion."

"A prosthetic replacement is a substitute for lost parts of the body resulting from disease or injury, particularly for the purpose of restoring the function of that part of the body; for example, a bridge of false teeth is a dental prosthetic."

prostatic (prahs TAHT ik)
A reference to the prostate gland, an organ found in men and male animals that produces the liquid in which sperm is carried: "Many men and male animals suffer prostatic problems; such as, prostatic calculus, prostatic plexus, prostatic cancer, prostatic urethra, etc."

After he recovered from his prostatic cancer, her uncle returned to the medical school to study prosthetic surgery because he was inspired by the injuries which his brother had received in the recent Afganistan conflicts.

prosthetics
1. The branch of surgery dealing with replacement of missing parts.
2. The science and technology of the design, fabrication, and application of prostheses.

Externally powered prosthetics refers to any prosthesis in which a small electronic motor has been incorporated for the purpose of providing force to control various functions.

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prosthetist
1. A specialist in artificial dentures.
2. A maker of artificial body limbs.
3. Someone who is engaged in the fabrication and fitting of prostheses.
prosthetophacos
An intraocular lens prosthesis placed in the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye, or attached to the iris after cataract extraction; also, lenticulus (s), lenticuli (pl); referring to "a little lens".
prosthetosclerokeratoplasty
The surgical procedure for the replacement of diseased scleral and corneal tissue with a transparent prosthesis.
prosthodontia
The study of the art of replacing lost teeth and related structures.

Related word families intertwined with "to place, placing, to put; to add; to stay; to attach" word units: fix-; pon-; stato-; the-, thes-.