Prosthesis

[prɒs'θiːsɪs;'prɒsθɪ,sɪs] or [prɑs'θisɪs]

(noun.) corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body.

Typed by Jennifer--From WordNet

(n.) The addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; -- called also prothesis.

(n.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved.

Inputed by Elvira

n. addition affixion as of letters at the beginning of a word: the fitting of artificial parts to the body.—adj. Prosthet′ic.

Inputed by Camille