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Definition: Prosthetic |
ProstheticAdjective1. Of or relating to prosthetics. 2. Relating to or serving as a prosthesis. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "prosthetic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
Etymology: Prosthetic \Pros*thet"ic\, adjective. [Compare to Greek disposed to add, put on.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: Prosthetic |
| Specialty definitions using "prosthetic": Apoenzymes, Artificial Limbs ♦ Bone Cements ♦ CHILD-CARE ATTENDANT, SCHOOL, Crowns, Cytochrome b ♦ Dental Alloys, Dental Implantation, Dental Implants, Single-Tooth, Dentures, Device Removal ♦ Gold Alloys, Graft Occlusion, Vascular ♦ Holoenzymes ♦ Iron-Sulfur Proteins ♦ Mandibular Prosthesis, Maxillofacial Prosthesis ♦ physiotherapis, Prosthesis Coloring, Prosthesis-Related Infections, prosthetic dentis, PROSTHETICS TECHNICIAN ♦ restoration technician. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Artificial limbs : Front view of man sitting and holding prosthetic left leg. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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Health | When incontinence is due to intrinsic sphincter dysfunction, which may occur after the surgical trauma of radical prostatectomy or sphincter denervation, the compressive action of the sphincter is lost. An implantable prosthetic sphincter can restore this compression. (references) | |
In an operation called a stapedectomy, a surgeon (otolaryngologist or otologist) bypasses the diseased bone with a prosthetic device that allows sound waves to be passed to the inner ear. It is important to discuss the risks and possible complications of this procedure, as well as the benefits, with the surgeon. (references) | ||
Business | Almost all diagnostic, therapeutic, dental and optical equipment, prosthetic devices and laboratory equipment are imported. (references) | |
The Russian public health care system has shrunk drastically in coverage since the demise of the USSR. Invalids of different categories by the law have a right to get wheelchairs, orthopedic and prosthetic goods free, but because of a scarce budget and limited MMI funds these items have not been provided. (references) | ||
Children | Sri Lanka | The Government also provides some financial support to NGO's that assist persons with disabilities; subsidizes prosthetic devices and other medical aids for persons with disabilities; makes some purchases from suppliers with disabilities; and has registered 74 schools and training institutions for persons with disabilities run by NGO's. (references) |
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Nicole Kidman | I know. Because it was right for the character. It was right for, I mean Stephen Daldry didn't say to me, well I want you to do this role and you've got to wear a prosthetic nose, I mean. |
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| "Prosthetic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 88.00% of the time. "Prosthetic" is used about 25 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 88% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Noun (singular) | 8% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 4% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 25 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "prosthetic": prosthetic device ♦ prosthetic restoration. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "prosthetic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | proteze, protetik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ذو عضو صناعي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | протезен, префиксиран. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 义肢. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | protese-, prostetisk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | prothetisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | prothétique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | prothetisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τεχνητό μέλος (prosthetic device). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szó eleji (prosthesis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | protesico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 補綴 (replenishment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ほてつ (replenishment), ほてい (pot-bellied god of good fortune, replenishment, revising). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ostheticpray protético. (various references) протезный. (various references) protetski. (various references) protésico. (various references) protes-, prostetisk. (various references) протетичний, протезний. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "prosthetic": prosthetically, prosthetics. (additional references) | |
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"Prosthetic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: paresthetic, praestetis, prostethic, prostetic, prostetnic, prosthetis, protsthetic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "prosthetic" (pronounced prÄsthe"tik) |
| 6 | -s th e" t i k | aesthetic, anesthetic, kinesthetic. |
| 5 | -th e" t i k | apathetic, empathetic, parasympathetic, pathetic, sympathetic, synthetic, unsympathetic. |
| 4 | -e" t i k | acetic, alphabetic, apologetic, arithmetic, ascetic, athletic, cosmetic, diabetic, diamagnetic, dietetic, diuretic, electromagnetic, emetic, energetic, epigenetic, ferromagnetic, frenetic, genetic, geomagnetic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, kinetic, magnetic, paramagnetic, parthenogenetic, peripatetic, phonetic, poetic, prophetic, unapologetic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, agnostic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apocalyptic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, aromatic, arthritic, artistic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, coloristic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, dialectic, didactic, diplomatic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, elastic, electrolytic, electrostatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, futuristic, galactic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homeostatic, humanistic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paralytic, parasitic, paternalistic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, pessimistic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, polytheistic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophylactic, prostatic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, symptomatic, synergistic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, voyeuristic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-h-i-o-p-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: prothetic, torchiest. | |
-2 letters: chitters, cottiers, pitchers, postiche, potiches, protects, restitch, spottier, stitcher, strophic, theorist, thorites, trophies. | |
-3 letters: ceriphs, chitter, ciphers, cithers, coheirs, copiers, copters, cotters, cottier, erotics, hectors, heriots, heroics, hipster, hitters, hoister, hospice, ophites, ostrich, pettish, photics, pitcher, pitches, poetics, porches, pothers, potiche, potters, pottier, potties, prosect, prostie, protect, protest, protist, reposit. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-h-i-o-p-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: prosthetics. | |
+2 letters: hyperostotic, pyrotechnist. | |
+3 letters: protectorship, pyrotechnists, spectatorship, stratospheric, thermoplastic, trichopterans. | |
+4 letters: chemotherapist, petrochemistry, photochemistry, photoreactions, phytochemistry, prosthetically, protectorships, spectatorships, spermatophytic, streptothricin, thermoplastics. | |
+5 letters: chemotherapists, eutrophications, hypertonicities, photoreceptions, photoreductions, pithecanthropus, psychotherapist, streptothricins. | |
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