Definition
The branch of medicine dealing with artificial body parts, or the artificial devices themselves that replace missing limbs or body parts. The science of designing and fitting artificial limbs.
Etymology
From Greek 'prosthesis' meaning 'addition' or 'attachment,' from 'pros' (toward) + 'tithenai' (to place). The term originally referred to the grammatical addition of letters or syllables to words, but by the 16th century was applied to artificial body parts.
Kelly Says
Modern prosthetics are approaching science fiction levels of sophistication - some can now be controlled by thought alone through neural interfaces, while 3D printing has made custom prosthetics accessible worldwide. Ancient prosthetics date back to 3000 BCE, showing humanity's timeless drive to overcome physical limitations through ingenuity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተንቀሳቃስ
te.nke.sa.kas
ARالعربية
أطراف اصطناعية
aṭ.ṛāf ʾaṣ.ṭan.ʿi.yah
BNবাংলা
কৃত্রিম অঙ্গ
kri.trim aṅg
CACatalà
pròtesis
pro.ˈte.sis
CSČeština
protezy
pro.te.zɪ
DADansk
proteser
pro.ˈte.sər
DEDeutsch
Prothesen
pro.ˈteː.zən
ELΕλληνικά
προσθετικά
pro.sthe.ti.ka
ESEspañol
prótesis
pro.ˈte.sis
FAفارسی
عضو مصنوعی
ʿeḍ.vi mas.nu.ʿi
FISuomi
proteesit
pro.te.es.it
FRFrançais
prothèses
pʁɔ.tɛz
GUGU
કૃત્રિમ અવયવ
kri.trim av.yav
HAHA
na'urar dabbobi
na.u.rar dab.bo.bi
HIहिन्दी
कृत्रिम अंग
kṛ.trim aṅg
HUMagyar
protezisek
pro.te.zi.sek
IDBahasa Indonesia
prostetik
pro.ste.tik
IGIG
prostetik
pro.ste.tik
ITItaliano
protesi
pro.ˈte.zi
KKKK
протездер
pro.tez.der
KMKM
សរីរវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ
sa.riː.ri.vi.tyea.saːs
MRMR
कृत्रिम अवयव
kri.trim av.yav
MSBahasa Melayu
prostetik
pro.ste.tik
MYမြန်မာ
အစားထိုး
a.sa hto
NLNederlands
protheses
pro.ˈte.zəs
NONorsk
proteser
pro.ˈte.sər
PAPA
ਕਤਰਿਮ ਅੰਗ
kri.trim aṅg
PLPolski
protezy
pro.ˈte.zɨ
PTPortuguês
próteses
pro.ˈte.zɨʃ
RORomână
proteze
pro.ˈte.zɛ
RUРусский
протезы
pro.te.zɨ
SVSvenska
proteser
pro.ˈte.sər
SWKiswahili
prothesi
pro.the.si
TAதமிழ்
மாற்று உறுப்பு
māṟṟu uṟuppu
TEతెలుగు
కృత్రిమ అవయవాలు
kri.trima avaya.vā.lu
THไทย
อวัยวะเทียม
a.wai.wa thiam
TLTL
prostetiko
pro.ste.ti.ko
TRTürkçe
protezler
pro.tez.ler
UKУкраїнська
протези
pro.te.zɪ
URاردو
مصنوعی اعضاء
ma.ṣ.nu.ʿi aʿ.ḍā
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị giả
thiết bị giả
YOYO
ìfọwọ́sílẹ̀
i.fo.wo.si.le