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pro·phy·lax·is

  [proh-fuh-lak-sis, prof-uh-]  Show IPA

noun

1.

Medicine/Medical .

a.

the preventing of disease.

b.

the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., ofits causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.

2.

prophylactic treatment, as the cleaning of the teeth by a dentist or dental hygienist.

Origin: 
1835–45;  < Neo-Latin  < Greek pro- pro-²  + phýlaxis  a watching, guarding, equivalent to phylak-  (base ofphylássein  to guard) + -sis -sis

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prophylaxis  (ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs)
— n
	the prevention of disease or control of its possible spread

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prophylaxis  pro·phy·lax·is (prō'fə-lāk'sĭs, prŏf'ə-) 
n. pl. pro·phy·lax·es  (-lāk'sēz') 
 Prevention of or protective treatment for disease.

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