prothesis
/proth-uh-sis/US // ˈprɒθ ə sɪs //UK // (ˈprɒθɪsɪs) //
原体,原子体,原形,原生体
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural proth·e·ses [proth-uh-seez] /ˈprɒθ əˌsiz/
- : the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- : Eastern Church. Also called proskomide. the preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic elements.the table on which this is done.the part of the sanctuary or bema where this table stands.
- : Greek Antiquity. a representation of a dead person lying in state.
Examples
They are provided with the most perfect prothesis apparatus, jointed artificial limbs.
It is covered either with a barrel or with a cross-groined vault, and communicates with the prothesis and the diaconicon.
The place of the prothesis has been taken by a similar door and a small Turkish dome.
The prothesis and diaconicon have barrel vaults and apses with three sides projecting slightly on the exterior.
At the east end a door, unsymmetrically placed, leads to the small chapel which was originally the prothesis.
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