prothèse

See also: prothese and Prothese

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.tɛz/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛz

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis), where the prefix was confused with pro-.

Noun

prothèse f (plural prothèses)

  1. (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
Descendants

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis).

Noun

prothèse f (plural prothèses)

  1. (linguistics) prothesis

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