Examples of prophylactic in a Sentence

Adjective the prophylactic use of antibiotics the many prophylactic measures that city officials could have taken to reduce the scope of the disaster

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Meantime, hundreds of thousands of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld prophylactic treatment for immunocompromised patients are sitting on shelves at hospitals and infusion centers. — Allysia Finley, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 In her view, those past rulings had clearly described Miranda as a distinct constitutional rule, not one that merely excluded evidence at trial as a prophylactic measure to enforce the Fifth Amendment, that created an accompanying right. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2022 In a 6-3 ruling that fell along the usual ideological lines, the Court decided that the Miranda rule was purely prophylactic and did not fall under Section 1983’s scope. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2022 Since the start of the pandemic, both prophylactic and postexposure measures have been rife with fraud. — Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 Some experts will consider prophylactic surgery if the woman needs surgery anyway, such as removing the ovaries as well during a hysterectomy for fibroids. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 June 2022 Those at high risk are typically considered for post-exposure or prophylactic vaccination with one of two vaccines that can prevent monkeypox. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 3 June 2022 The bill also mandates coverage for MRIs, biopsies, prophylactic (preventative) mastectomies and breast reconstruction surgery, as well as routine ovarian cancer screenings. — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022 Immunocompromised people require additional vaccine doses, and in many cases other tools such as prophylactic monoclonal antibody therapies, to prevent Covid-19. — John P. Moore And Luciana L. Borio, STAT, 25 Mar. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Pfizer’s own trials found that the drug did not reduce the duration of COVID patients’ symptoms or work to prevent infection when taken as a prophylactic. — Rachel Gutman-wei, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022 Paxlovid is not meant to be taken as a prophylactic after exposure to COVID-19 or if a patient is already hospitalized. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 July 2022 One small prophylactic could be to pass a bill soon to let mail votes be preprocessed a few days before Election Day, as many other states permit. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 May 2022 An aversion to reality is, indeed, a poor prophylactic as Mr. O’Toole’s survey of six decades—1958 to 2018—demonstrates. — Anna Mundow, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022 Consuming crime as entertainment, then, can feel like a prophylactic against disaster. — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 The constant machinations and heartless power struggles are fun to watch, but also serve as a kind of moral prophylactic, a way of investing in the competitions onscreen without being in danger of investing in the characters. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021 They are currently authorized by the FDA to be used post-exposure but not as a prophylactic. — Susannah Cullinane, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021 It has also been widely promoted as a coronavirus prophylactic and treatment. — James Heathers, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2021 See More

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History and Etymology for prophylactic

Adjective

borrowed from Medieval Latin prophylacticus, borrowed from Greek prophylaktikós, from prophylakt-, stem in nominal derivation of prophylássein "to keep guard before a place, be on guard, (middle voice) to be on one's guard against, take precautions against" + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at prophylaxis

Noun

borrowed from Late Latin prophylacticon "protective measure against disease," borrowed from Late Greek prophylaktikón, noun derivative from neuter of Greek prophylaktikós prophylactic entry 1

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