prophylaxis

ˌprɒfəˈlæksɪs

prophylaxes

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Definition of prophylaxis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

prevention or protective treatment of disease

TECH.

Vaccination is a common form of prophylaxis.

chess

TECH.

strategy to prevent an opponent's plan

TECH.

He used prophylaxis to block the opponent's attack.

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Origin of prophylaxis

Greek, prophylassein (to guard) + -sis (action)

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PrEP

abbr.

abr: pre-exposure prophylaxis

medicine taken to prevent getting a disease

PEP

acr.

acr: post-exposure prophylaxis

medicine taken after exposure to prevent disease

Examples of prophylaxis in a sentence

Dental prophylaxis can prevent gum disease.
Prophylaxis was key in preventing the opponent's strategic breakthrough.
His game improved significantly after mastering prophylaxis.

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French:prophylaxie, prévention stratégique, ...
German:Prophylaxe, ...
Italian:profilassi, strategia preventiva, ...
Spanish:profilaxis, estrategia preventiva, ...
Portuguese:profilaxia, ...
Chinese:预防措施, 预防性策略, ...
Japanese:予防法, プロフィラクシス, ...
Arabic:وِقايَة, اِسْتراتيجِيَّة وِقائِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מְנִיעָה, פְּרוֹפִילַקְסִיס, ...
Russian:профилактика, защита, ...
Ukrainian:профілактика, запобігання, ...
Hindi:रोगनिरोधी, प्रोफिलैक्सिस, ...
Bengali:প্রফিল্যাক্সিস, প্রতিরোধমূলক কৌশল, ...
Catalan:profilaxi, ...
Czech:profylaxe, preventivní strategie, ...
Danish:profylakse, prophylaxis, ...
Dutch:profylaxe, prophylaxe, ...
Greek:προφύλαξη, προληπτική στρατηγική, ...
Hungarian:megelőzés, megelőző stratégia, ...
Khmer:ការបង្ការ, យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រទប់ស្កាត់ផែនការគូប្រកួត, ...
Korean:예방 치료, 예방책, ...
Persian:پیشگیری, پیش‌بینی, ...
Polish:profilaktyka, strategia obronna, ...
Portuguese (BR):profilaxia, ...
Romanian:profilaxie, ...
Swedish:profylax, prophylaxis, ...
Thai:การป้องกันโรค, กลยุทธ์ป้องกัน, ...
Turkish:profilaksi, prophylaxis, ...
Vietnamese:phòng ngừa, chiến lược phòng ngừa, ...

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