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Webster 1913 Edition


Prophylaxis


Prophˊy-lax′is

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Prophylactic
.]
(Med.)
The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment.

Definition 2024


prophylaxis

prophylaxis

English

Noun

prophylaxis (plural prophylaxes)

  1. (medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
  2. (chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.

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References

  • prophylaxis” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).