prothesis

American  

[proth-uh-sis] / ˈprɒθ ə sɪs /

noun

protheses plural

1. the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.

2. Eastern Church.

   1. Also called proskomide.  the preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic elements.

   2. the table on which this is done.

   3. the part of the sanctuary or bema where this table stands.

3. (often initial capital letter) a representation of a dead person lying in state.

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prothesis British  

/ ˈprɒθɪsɪs, prəˈθɛtɪk /

noun

1. a process in the development of a language by which a phoneme or syllable is prefixed to a word to facilitate pronunciation

   Latin ``scala'' gives Spanish ``escala'' by prothesis

2. Eastern Orthodox Church the solemn preparation of the Eucharistic elements before consecration

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• prothetic
  adjective
• prothetically
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• protheses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of prothesis

1665–75; < Late Latin < Greek próthesis a putting before. See pro- ², thesis

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

prothesis protheses

The chief executive of the centre, Olga Rudnieva, wants to support the thousands who have lost limbs in the conflict by using a personalised approach to body reconstruction and limb prothesis.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023

Hall, who had lost a leg in a hunting accident, had a prothesis she called Cuthbert.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021

“They won’t address my legs and they won’t do prothesis on them and they not paying me for loss of limb.”

From Fox News ● Jan. 17, 2020

I've had this prothesis for nearly 10 years now, since my third child, and until now I'd always felt really good about it.

From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2011

The two smaller compartments and apses at the sides of the bema were sacristies, the diaconicon and prothesis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

Rodríguez received the protheses from the Uruguayan Manos de Héroes foundation, which designs and prints hands and arms with 3D technology for children and adults across the South American country.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

Today’s robots must be precisely programmed to attach a particular car part, and they, as well as hand protheses, have trouble holding on to hard objects, such as a pen or a toothbrush.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2022

But since I've been reading all these stories about the French protheses bursting and giving you cancer, I must admit it's awakened some fears.

From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2011