prothèse

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.tɛz/

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• Rhymes: -ɛz

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis), where the prefix was confused with pro-.

prothèse f (plural prothèses)

1. (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)

• prosthétique
• prosthétiste

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis).

prothèse f (plural prothèses)

1. (linguistics) prothesis

• “prothèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• trophées