prophylaxis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /pɹɔfɪˈlæksɪs/
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “a watching, guarding”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.
The role of statins in prophylaxis for cardiovascular disease is well supported by the medical literature.
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(countable, sometimes, specifically, uncountable) The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease. ▸ The cleaning of a patient's teeth.
We did his semiannual prophylaxis today, and his teeth and gums were found to be healthy.
- (countable, sometimes, specifically, uncountable) The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease. ▸ Protective measures against acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) Action that works to prevent some bad outcome.
The central bankers viewed these moves as prophylaxis against inflation.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Action that works to prevent some bad outcome. ▸ A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prophylaxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
metaprophylaxis · homeoprophylaxis · propho · prophylactic · chemoprophylaxis · psychoprophylaxis · post-exposure prophylaxis · prophylaxed · zooprophylaxis · fluoroprophylaxis · immunoprophylaxis · pre-exposure prophylaxis · pharmacoprophylaxis · preprophylaxis · postprophylaxis · seroprophylaxis · monoprophylaxis · thromboprophylaxis
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Translations (35)
de Vorbeugung (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · scn prufilassi (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · wa espaitchance (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · it profilassi (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · nl profylaxe (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · hu megelőzés (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · hu kórmegelőzés (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · cy proffylacsis (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · cmn 預防 /预防 (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · hu megelőző kezelés (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · es profilaxis (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · ja 予防 (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · da profylakse (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · bg профилактика (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · fi ehkäisy (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · nb profylakse (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · hu profilaxis (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · ga urchoscacht (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · fi ehkäisyhoito (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · ar وِقَايَة (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · nn profylakse (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · hy պրոֆիլակտիկա (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · de Prophylaxe (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · et profülaktika (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · pl profilaktyka (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · fr prophylaxie (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · uk профіла́ктика (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · ru профила́ктика (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · ca profilaxi (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · pt profilaxia (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · nl profylaxis (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · be прафіла́ктыка (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · kk алдын алу (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · hy կանխարգելում (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease) · sv profylax (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease)