/'prɒsθɪsɪs, prɒs'θi:sɪs; `prɑsθɪsɪs, ,prɑs`θisɪs/
n (pl -theses / 5prCsWIsi:z, prCs5Wi:si:z; 5prBsWI9siz, prBs`Wi9siz/) (medical 医)
1 [C] artificial part of the body, eg a limb, an eye or a tooth 假体（如假肢、假眼或假牙等）
*A prosthesis was fitted after the amputation. 截肢之後安装了义肢.
2 [U] replacement of a missing part of the body, eg after surgery, by an artificial one 人体修复（术）.

npluralprostheses [-siːz/