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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROTHESIS

Via Late Latin from Greek: a setting out in public, from pro- forth + thesis a placing.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTHESIS

prothesis  [ˈprɒθɪsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTHESIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prothesis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROTHESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prothesis

Prothesis may refer to: ▪ Prothesis ▪ Prothesis ▪ Prothesis ▪ A form of the custom of lying in repose in Ancient Greece; see Ancient Greek funeral and burial practices...

Definition of prothesis in the English dictionary

The definition of prothesis in the dictionary is a process in the development of a language by which a phoneme or syllable is prefixed to a word to facilitate pronunciation. Other definition of prothesis is the solemn preparation of the Eucharistic elements before consecration.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTHESIS


analysis
əˈnælɪsɪs
antithesis
ænˈtɪθɪsɪs
basis
ˈbeɪsɪs
biosynthesis
ˌbaɪəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
chemosynthesis
ˌkɛməʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
crisis
ˈkraɪsɪs
diathesis
daɪˈæθɪsɪs
epenthesis
ɛˈpɛnθɪsɪs
genesis
ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
hypothesis
haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs
Isis
ˈaɪsɪs
methysis
ˈmɛθɪsɪs
nucleosynthesis
ˌnjuːklɪəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
parasynthesis
ˌpærəˈsɪnθɪsɪs
parenthesis
pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs
photosynthesis
ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
polysynthesis
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪnθɪsɪs
prosthesis
ˈprɒsθɪsɪs
psychosynthesis
ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
synthesis
ˈsɪnθɪsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTHESIS

prothalamia
prothalamion
prothalamium
prothalli
prothallia
prothallial
prothallic
prothallium
prothalloid
prothallus
prothetic
prothetically
prothonotarial
prothonotariat
prothonotaries
prothonotary
prothoraces
prothoracic
prothorax
prothrombin

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTHESIS

alternative hypothesis
anthesis
aperture synthesis
catechesis
continuum hypothesis
doctoral thesis
Gaia hypothesis
in parenthesis
Lachesis
mathesis
metathesis
Nemesis
null hypothesis
orchesis
PhD thesis
resynthesis
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
speech synthesis
thesis
voice synthesis
working hypothesis

Synonyms and antonyms of prothesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prothesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTHESIS

Find out the translation of prothesis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prothesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prothesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prótesis
570 millions of speakers

English

prothesis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Prothesis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يضعون طقم أسنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

протезы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prótese
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prothesis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prothèse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prothesis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prothese
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

語頭音添加
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prothesis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prothesis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

prothesis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prothesis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकुंचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

protez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

protesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proteza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протези
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proteze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prothesis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proteser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proteser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prothesis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTHESIS»

The term «prothesis» is regularly used and occupies the 88.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTHESIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prothesis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prothesis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prothesis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTHESIS»

Discover the use of prothesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prothesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bioceramics in Joint Arthroplasty: Proceedings of the 6th ...
On the other hand bone saving strategies are necessary to perform a new prothesis in cases of implant loosening. There are several implants for the use in cases of osteoarthritis in younger patients. For example the tension anchor prothesis ...
Aldo Toni, G. Willmann, 2001
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Byzantine Constantinople: Monuments, Topography and Everyday ...
Byzantine practices related to death can be divided into three main categories: preparation of the body for the funeral service, the rite of the prothesis before burial, and subsequent commemorative services for the deceased. The preparation of ...
Nevra Necipoğlu, 2001
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A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation ...
17-10 PROTHESIS In the Greek ritual, the term is applied both to the recess upon the left of the holy table and to the lesser altar which the recess contains, Bing- ham observes that in many churches " there was a place where the offerings of ...
Sir William Smith, Samuel Cheetham, 1880
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A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Kal-Zoe
Suicer, however, says that Prothesis was alture minus, to the left of the principal altar, and that it had its name from the fact that the bread which was to be consecrated by the priest was first placed upon it (Thesaurus, p. 842). In this sense the ...
Sir William Smith, Samuel Cheetham, 1880
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Slavic Prosody: Language Change and Phonological Theory
Regardless of what was taken to he the cause of u and i prothesis. several Slavists estahlished a connection hetween the glide and the following vowel. SeliSCev (1952: 122) considers the regular appearance of [y] hefore /u/ > /y/ to he a case ...
Christina Y. Bethin, 1998
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English with a Latin Beat: Studies in ...
Voicing assimilation and rates of prothesis by BP speakers tokens without voicing , also resulting in a significant chi-square (ó2 (1, N = 123) = 20.19,p<.0001). These figures show evidence of the same strong relationship between voicing ...
Barbara O. Baptista, Michael Alan Watkins, 2006
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Comparative Philology for Classical Students
Prothesis. 229. This is a purely Greek peculiarity; no certain Proth • oc 'ns*ances are known in Latin. Prothesis is curs only in the appearance of a vowel in front of the sound which we know, from comparison with other languages, to have been ...
Peter Giles, 1895
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A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia
each unit is normally equipped with its own altar, templon, and separate prothesis niche. These details suggest that the setting of the liturgy was relatively simple compared to the churches of Constantinople, but that the setting could have been ...
Robert G. Ousterhout, 2005
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CARS 2002 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery: Computer ...
844 2.2 The treatment The classical process used for prothesis positioning is heavy, complicated and not entirely safe. The first step consists in collecting data such as radiographic, scanner and irm images which are used to construct a 3D ...
Heinz U. Lemke, M. W. Vannier, K. Inamura, 2002
10
A System of Ophthalmic Operations: Being a Complete Treatise ...
tracted sulci, cicatricial deposits on the floor of the orbit, atrophic globes, etc., but the variations in these respects from the average socket are so numerous that it is generally (llfi'lCUlt to secure an accurately fitting prothesis from even a large ...
Casey Albert Wood, 1911

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTHESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prothesis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Pranks Fans With Gruesome Finger …
A rep confirmed to Variety that the 43-year-old's 'injury' is just a prothesis. In Central Intelligence Johnson plays a CIA contract killer who reunites with his high ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
2
'It's like a second lease of life'
For the artificial leg, the principle remains the same except that the process works in reverse: information is guided from the prothesis to the brain, rather than the ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
3
Manchester Man First To Test New Bluetooth-Enabled Prosthesis
His first prothesis was made of just plastic and rubber; many since then have used strong, lightweight carbon fiber. But none, he said, has been as advanced as ... «Hartford Courant, Mar 15»
4
Prothesis maker aims to change attitudes towards disable through …
When Ms Yoko Sato lost her left leg in an accident, she fell into despair. The stigma of amputation in a country that views disability as something to be pitied ... «AsiaOne, Mar 15»
5
Former Liverpool and QPR striker Cisse to retire
"I will be in pain my whole life, unless I get a prothesis. For one season, I can grin and bear it, but two or three… It is not playable. So this is my last season I think. «talkSPORT.com, Oct 14»
6
3D Printed Prothesis Makes Kids Feel Super
This prothesis is 3D printed making it affordable for families. As you will see in the video below, it looks lightweight enough for any kid to use it but sturdy enough ... «Comic Book Movie, Oct 14»
7
John grateful for therapy after voicebox removed
The operation to have the prothesis inserted was done in Brisbane, but since then Mr Graham has been taught how to talk again by the speech pathologists at ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Aug 14»
8
SAPD: Thieves take iPod that controls triple amputee's prothesis
SAPD: Thieves take iPod that controls triple amputee's prothesis. By Alia Malik, San Antonio Express-News : August 22, 2014 : Updated: August 22, 2014 3: ... «mySanAntonio.com, Aug 14»
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'Feeling' prosthetic hand allows man to touch again
It is now hoped that by adding tactile functions to such prothesis, it could allow amputees to live completely unimpeded lives. However, scientists say that the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
10
DePuy Synthes Brings Radial Head Prosthesis System to US Market
The Radial Head Prothesis System has a modular two piece design consisting of a radial head and a radial stem that accommodate multiple patient anatomies. «Medgadget.com, Dec 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Prothesis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prothesis>. Apr 2024 ».
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