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Definition of Prophylactic
1. Adjective. Capable of preventing conception or impregnation. "Contraceptive devices and medications"
2. Noun. Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease. "The doctor recommended several preventatives"
Generic synonyms: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic
Derivative terms: Preventive
3. Adjective. Warding off. "The swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"
4. Noun. Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse.
Generic synonyms: Birth Control Device, Contraceptive, Contraceptive Device, Preventative, Preventive, Prophylactic Device
5. Adjective. Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease. "A prophylactic drug"
Similar to: Healthful
Derivative terms: Preventive, Prophylaxis
Definition of Prophylactic
1. n. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
2. a. Defending or preserving from disease; preventive.
Definition of Prophylactic
1. Noun. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. ¹
2. Noun. (American English) ''Specifically'', a prophylactic condom. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences. ¹
4. Adjective. Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prophylactic
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prophylactic
Literary usage of Prophylactic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"prophylactic Antisepsis.—CREDE (Munch, med. Woch., 1906, No. 24, p. ...
The experiments concerning the prophylactic and therapeutic properties of antisera ..."
2. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1920)
"Further Results of prophylactic Inoculations* EC ROSENOW AND BF STURDIVANT To
determine the value of vaccination against disease, it is essential that the ..."
3. A Treatise on Plague Dealing with the Historical, Epidemiological, Clinical by William John Simpson (1905)
"The prophylactic. . , '• • , fu * anti-cholera protective consists of a culture
on agar ot living comma bacilli fixed at a uniform strength of virulence by ..."
4. Researches on Phthisis, Anatomical, Pathological and Therapeutical by Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis (1844)
"allows me to state as the most plausible views concerning the prophylactic and
palliative treatment of phthisis. SECTION I. prophylactic TREATMENT. ..."
5. Venereal Disease in the American Expeditionary Forces by George Walker (1922)
"NUMBER OF prophylactic TREATMENTS IN RELATION TO STRENGTH OF ORGANIZATIONS A
careful study was made of the number of prophylactic treatments in relation to ..."
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