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prophylactic

2 entries found.

  1. 1prophylactic (adjective)
  2. 2prophylactic (noun)

Main Entry:
1pro·phy·lac·tic Listen to the pronunciation of 1prophylactic
Pronunciation:
\ˌprō-fə-ˈlak-tik also ˌprä-\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Greek prophylaktikos, from prophylassein to be on guard, from pro- before + phylassein to guard, from phylak-, phylax guard
Date:
1574
1 : guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection 2 : tending to prevent or ward off : preventive
— pro·phy·lac·ti·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of prophylactically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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