prosthesis

An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve.

Replacement of a missing body part with such a device.

Prothesis.

Addition; affixion; appendage.

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.

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

An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

prothesis

corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body