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Webster 1913 Edition
Prophylaxis
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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)
- (medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
- (chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
Derived terms
Translations
prevention of, or protective treatment for disease
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References
- “prophylaxis” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).