| NOUN | artifact | prosthesis, prosthetic device | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body |
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| Sounds | prao.stheh'sihs; prao.sthiy'sahs | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | ||
| Meaning | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body. | |
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| Synonym | prosthetic device | |
| Narrower | glass eye | prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass |
| implant | A prosthesis placed permanently in tissue | |
| obturator | A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) | |
| peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg | A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg | |
| Broader | corrective, restorative | A device for treating injury or disease |
| Spanish | prótesis | |
| Catalan | pròtesi, protesis | |
| Adjectives | prosthetic | relating to or serving as a prosthesis |
| prosthetic | of or relating to prosthetics | |
| Nouns | prosthetist | an expert in prosthetics |
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