- prosthetic
- adjective Date: circa 1890 1. of or relating to a prosthesis or prosthetics 2. of, relating to, or constituting a nonprotein group of a conjugated protein • prosthetically adverb
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Prosthetic — Pros*thet ic, a. [Cf. Gr. ? disposed to add, ? put on.] Of or pertaining to prosthesis; prefixed, as a letter or letters to a word. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosthetic — [präs thet′ik] adj. 1. of a prothesis or prosthetics 2. Chem. designating or of any of a number of nonprotein compounds when combined chemically with a protein molecule * * * pros·thet·ic (prŏs thĕtʹĭk) adj. 1. Serving as or relating to a… … Universalium
prosthetic — [präs thet′ik] adj. 1. of a prothesis or prosthetics 2. Chem. designating or of any of a number of nonprotein compounds when combined chemically with a protein molecule … English World dictionary
Prosthetic — Referring to a prosthesis, an artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth, eye, a facial bone, the palate, a hip, a knee or another joint, the leg, an arm, etc. A prosthesis is designed for functional or cosmetic… … Medical dictionary
prosthetic — 1. adjective /ˌprɑsˈθɛtɪk/ artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis 2. noun /ˌprɑsˈθɛtɪk/ A prosthetic device … Wiktionary
prosthetic — adj. Prosthetic is used with these nouns: ↑arm, ↑leg, ↑limb … Collocations dictionary
prosthetic — [[t]prɒsθe̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Prosthetic parts of the body are artificial ones used to replace natural ones. [MEDICAL] Syn: artificial … English dictionary
prosthetic — prosthesis ► NOUN (pl. prostheses) ▪ an artificial body part. DERIVATIVES prosthetic adjective. ORIGIN Greek, from prostithenai add … English terms dictionary
Prosthetic makeup — is the process of using prosthetic sculpting, molding and casting techniques to create advanced cosmetic effects. Prosthetic makeup was revolutionized by Dick Smith in such films as Little Big Man .LeadersIt was later advanced by such people as:… … Wikipedia
Prosthetic Records — is a record label specializing in heavy metal recordings. It is based in Los Angeles, California and started in 1998.Current Prosthetic Records bands* The Acacia Strain * All That Remains * Antagonist * Animals As Leaders * Beneath the Massacre * … Wikipedia
Prosthetic Records — Aktive Jahre seit 1998 Gründer EJ Johantgen, Dan Fitzgerald Website http://www.prostheticrecords.com Genre(s) Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Hardcore … Deutsch Wikipedia
