1550s, "addition of a letter or syllable to a word," from Late Latin, from Greek prosthesis "addition," from prostithenai "add to," from pros "to" + tithenai "to put, place" (see theme). Meaning "artificial body part" is first recorded c. 1900, from earlier use to describe the medical art of making artificial limbs (1706), on notion of "that which is added to" the injured body.
双语例句
1. The woman whose leg had been amputated could get a prosthesis and learn to walk on it.
那个腿部被截肢的女人可以装假肢并学着用它来行走。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Title: Dental Treatment in the Near Future: Prosthesis or Regeneration?
题目: 牙科治疗的发展趋势: 修复抑或再生?
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3. Objective To discuss recent research development about optimization of prosthesis materials.
目的探讨人工关节材料改进的方法,寻找理想的人工关节材料.
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4. Results: Follow - up post - prosthesis were mean 11 months, no implant lost.
结果: 所有病例修复后平均追踪11个月, 未见种植体脱落.
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5. Objective To discuss the failure causes of castingremovable denture with casting prosthesis.