Meaning of PROPHYLACTIC
| Pronunciation: | | `prowfu'laktik
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- [n] contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
- [n] remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
- [adj] preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
- [adj] tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
- [adj] capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"
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| | Synonyms: | | antifertility, cautionary, condom, contraceptive, healthful, preventative, preventive, protective, rubber, safe, safety |
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| | See Also: | | birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, curative, cure, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device, remedy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.]
(Med.)
A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a
preventive.
\Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical
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| | Definition: | | Treatment, usually immunologic or chemotherapeutic, designed to protect an individual from a future attack by a pathogen. |
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