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Definition of prothesis

Prothesis
Prothesis Proth"e*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a placing in public, fr. ? to set before; ? before + ? to set, put.] 1. (Eccl.) A credence table; -- so called by the Eastern or Greek Church. 2. (Med.) See Prosthesis. --Dunglison.
prothesis
Prosthesis Pros"the*sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an addition, fr. ? to put to, to add; ? to + ? to put, place.] 1. (Surg.) 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. 2. (Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved.

Meaning of prothesis from wikipedia

- Prothesis may refer to: Liturgy of Preparation, also known as Prothesis Prothesis (altar) Prothesis (linguistics) A form of the custom of lying in repose...
- In linguistics, prothesis (/ˈprɒθɪsɪs/; from post-classical Latin based on Ancient Gr****: πρόθεσις próthesis 'placing before'), or less commonly prosthesis...
- Orthodox and Gr**** Catholic Churches. Prothesis and diaconicon are collectively referred to as pastophoria. The prothesis is located behind the iconostasis...
- In medicine, a prosthesis (pl.: prostheses; from Ancient Gr****: πρόσθεσις, romanized: prósthesis, lit. 'addition, application, attachment'), or a prosthetic...
- The Liturgy of Preparation, also Prothesis (Gr****: Πρόθεσις, lit. "a setting forth") or Proskomedia (Προσκομιδή Proskomidē 'an offering, an oblation')...
- head, and others behind. This part of the funeral rites was called the prothesis. Women led the mourning by chanting dirges, tearing at their hair and...
- FDG-PET CT showing septic loosening of knee prothesis; the FDG-enrichment shows entensive inflammatory foci: demonstrative: the PET-image is, unlike a...
- the south apse is known as the diaconicon and the north apse as the prothesis. Various ecclesiastical features of which the apse may form part are drawn...
- of one or more sounds to a word, especially in the beginning syllable (prothesis) or in the ending syllable (paragoge) or in-between two syllabic sounds...
- which by the Coptic Church has the following structure: Offertory (or Prothesis) is the part of the liturgy in which the Sacramental bread (qorban) and...