English-Thai Dictionary

prosthesis

N การ ใส่ อวัยวะ เทียม  kan-sai-ar-wai-ya-wa-tiam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROSTHESIS, PROTHESIS

n.[Gr. ] In surgery, the addition of an artificial part to supply a defect of the body; as a wooden leg, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROSTHESIS

Pros "the *sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

 

1. (Surg.)

 

Defn: The addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; -- called also prothesis.

 

2. (Gram. )

 

Defn: The prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prosthesis

pros the sis |präsˈTHēsis prɑsˈθisɪs | ▶noun ( pl. prostheses |-sēz | ) 1 an artificial body part, such as a leg, a heart, or a breast implant: his upper jaw was removed and a prosthesis was fitted. 2 (also prothesis ) the addition of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escribo derived from Latin scribo. DERIVATIVES pros thet ic |-ˈTHetik |adjective, pros thet i cal ly |-ˈTHetik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): via late Latin from Greek, from prostithenai, from pros ‘in addition ’ + tithenai ‘to place. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

prosthesis

prosthesis |prɒsˈθiːsɪs, ˈprɒsθɪˌsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. prostheses |-siːz | ) 1 an artificial body part, such as a limb, a heart, or a breast implant. 2 Linguistics the addition of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escuela derived from Latin scola. DERIVATIVES prosthetic |-ˈθɛtɪk |adjective, prosthetically |-ˈθɛtɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): via late Latin from Greek prosthesis, from prostithenai, from pros ‘in addition ’ + tithenai ‘to place ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Prosthesis

Pros the sis Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die Prosthese |Pr o sthesis |die Prosthesis; Genitiv: der Prosthesis, Plural: die Prosthesen lateinisch prosthesis < griechisch prósthesis = das Hinzusetzen, Ansetzen Prothese 2

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prosthesis

pros the sis /prɑsθíːsɪs |prɔ́s -/名詞 複 -ses /-sìːz /C 〘医 〙人工器官, 補綴 （ほてつ ）物 〘義歯, 義眼, 義足など 〙.