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PROPHYLACTIC Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection 2. tending to prevent or ward off : preventive
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PROPHYLACTIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Prophylactic definition: defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.. See examples of PROPHYLACTIC used in a sentence.
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Prophylaxis Definition, Types, and Examples - Verywell Health
In medicine, the term "prophylactic" is used to describe procedures and treatments that prevent something from happening. This can include ...
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prophylactic
prophylactic, a. and n. (prɒfɪˈlæktɪk) [ad. Gr. προϕυλακτικ-ός, f. προϕυλάσσειν to keep guard before: see pro-2 and phylactic. So F. prophylactique (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).] A. adj. Med. That defends from or tends to prevent disease; also transf. preservative, precautionary.1574 J. Jones Nat. Begin...
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PROPHYLACTIC definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
PROPHYLACTIC meaning: 1. preventing disease: 2. something that is intended to prevent disease 3. a condom. Learn more.
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Definition of prophylactic - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Listen to pronunciation. (PROH-fih-LAK-tik) In medicine, something that prevents or protects.
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Prophylactic rule
Arizona, which adopted a prophylactic rule ("Miranda warnings") to protect the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The notion of prophylactic rules is controversial. U.S.
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PROPHYLACTIC definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug 2. preventive or protective 3. Medicine a prophylactic medicine or measure 4. a preventive
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prophylactic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun. prophylactic (plural prophylactics) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. (US, specifically) A prophylactic condom.
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Medical Definition of Prophylactic - RxList
A prophylactic is a medication or a treatment designed and used to prevent a disease from occurring.
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Prophylactic | Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS)
Definition. Preventive or protective; a drug, vaccine, regimen, or device designed to prevent, or provide protection against, a given disease or disorder.
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The Prophylactic Extraction of Third Molars: A Public Health Hazard
Abstract. Ten million third molars (wisdom teeth) are extracted from approximately 5 million people in the United States each year at an annual cost of over $3 billion. In addition, more than 11 million patient days of "standard discomfort or disability"—pain, swelling, bruising, and malaise—result postoperatively, and more than 11000 ...
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Safety of prophylactic antibiotics for those without a spleen
Spherocytosis may also lead to jaundice, a condition where a person's eyes and skin turn a yellow hue, and splenomegaly, the enlargement of a person's spleen. Spherocytosis is often remedied by a splenectomy, the surgical removal of an individual's spleen. Recovery from a splenectomy typically lasts about two weeks, and, though it's a ...
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prophylactic/ˌprɔfɪˈlæktɪk; ˌprɑfə`læktɪk/ adj(fml 文) tending to prevent a disease or misfortune 预防(疾病或灾祸)的. prophylactic, n (fml 文)1 prophylactic medicine, device or course of action 有预防作用的药物、 器具、 措施或方法.2 (esp US) = condom.
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Mineral prophylactic concentration of dietary zinc ... - ResearchGate
Dietary supplementation with 6000 mg of Zn2+/kg of feed has been shown to modify the clinicopathologic expression of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae infection in a laboratory mouse model of swine ...
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