prótesis
prosthesis
noun PROH-teh-sees Rare
Origin: From Greek prósthesis, 'addition, attachment'.
Also means
implant
Usage Note
Prótesis is an invariable noun: singular and plural are identical (la prótesis / las prótesis). It covers both medical prosthetics (prótesis de rodilla, knee implant) and dental ones (prótesis dental). In linguistics the term also names a sound added to the beginning of a word, though the medical sense dominates in everyday use.
Examples
"Le colocaron una prótesis en la pierna."
Natural Translation
They fitted a prosthesis on his leg.
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