prophylactic
/prophylactic/
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The doctor explained that a prophylactic vaccine can prevent many serious diseases.
Definition
Adjective:
- Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease: Describes something, especially a medicine or measure, that is intended to prevent disease.
- Capable of preventing conception or impregnation: Describes a device or substance used to prevent pregnancy.
Noun:
- A remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease: A medicine or treatment used to prevent disease.
- A contraceptive device, especially a condom: A sheath, typically of thin rubber or latex, worn over the penis during intercourse to prevent pregnancy or disease transmission.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The doctor prescribed a prophylactic antibiotic before the surgery.
- Vaccination is a key prophylactic measure against many infectious diseases.
Noun:
- Quinine was used as a malaria prophylactic.
- He bought prophylactics from the pharmacy.
Advanced Usage
- Prophylactic use/measure/treatment: Refers to the preventive application of a medicine or strategy.
- Prophylactic use of aspirin can help prevent heart attacks in some patients.
- Prophylactic surgery: A surgical procedure performed to reduce the risk of developing a disease.
- She opted for prophylactic mastectomy due to a strong family history of breast cancer.
Variants and Related Words
- Prophylaxis (n): The action of preventing disease.
- Dental prophylaxis involves cleaning teeth to prevent cavities and gum disease.
- Prophylactically (adv): In a preventive manner.
- The drug was administered prophylactically to the travelers.
Synonyms
- Preventive (adj/n): Serving to prevent.
- Precautionary (adj): Carried out as a precaution.
- Contraceptive (adj/n): Preventing conception.
- Condom (n): A specific type of prophylactic device.
Related Phrases
- Prophylactic against: Used to indicate what is being prevented.
- This vaccine is a prophylactic against hepatitis B.
The doctor explained that a prophylactic vaccine can prevent many serious diseases.
Adjective
- preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
- preventive medicine
- vaccines are prophylactic
- a prophylactic drug
- warding off
- the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples- Victor Schultze
- capable of preventing conception or impregnation
- contraceptive devices and medications
Noun
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- the doctor recommended several preventatives