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Medical dictionary. 2011.
dental prophylaxis
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prophylaxis — noun our dental insurance covers twice yearly prophylaxis Syn: preventive treatment, prevention, protection, precaution … Thesaurus of popular words
prophylaxis — /proh feuh lak sis, prof euh /, n. 1. Med. a. the preventing of disease. b. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it. 2.… … Universalium
