Prothese — meaning in English
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English meaning
- denture noun A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
- prosthesis noun An artificial device that replaces a missing body part.
- prothesis noun The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
Senses
Prothese is used for these senses in English:
- prosthesis (medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
- prothesis (phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
denture — full definition
- noun A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
- noun An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
- noun A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.