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Prosthetic

//ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis. not-comparable

    "prosthetic leg/arm"

  2. 2
    Prothetic. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or serving as a prosthesis wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to prosthetics wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
  2. 2
    An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.

    "The specialist makers of prosthetics are part chemist, part artist and part engineer. Each tends to specialise in a particular area, such as sculpting, mould making, foaming latex, knotting hair into the pieces, colouring or artworking."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic.

Etymology 2

From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic.

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