post-exposure
adjective
post-ex·po·sure
ˌpōst-ik-ˈspō-zhər 
variants
or less commonly postexposure
: occurring after exposure to something (such as a pathogen)
post-exposure antiretroviral medications
post-exposure surveillance
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People who have been exposed are advised to get post-exposure prophylaxis, which includes a dose of human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) and a four-dose series of rabies vaccine.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
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post-exposure
adjective
post-ex·po·sure
-ik-ˈspō-zhər
variants
also postexposure
: occurring after exposure (as to a virus)
post-exposure vaccination
post-exposure
adverb
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