Prophylactic
11prophylactic — I UK [ˌprɒfəˈlæktɪk] / US [ˌprɑfəˈlæktɪk] adjective medical intended to prevent disease or infection II UK [ˌprɒfəˈlæktɪk] / US [ˌprɑfəˈlæktɪk] noun [countable] Word forms prophylactic : singular prophylactic plural prophylactics 1) medical a… …
12prophylactic — I. adjective Etymology: Greek prophylaktikos, from prophylassein to be on guard, from pro before + phylassein to guard, from phylak , phylax guard Date: 1574 1. guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection 2.… …
13prophylactic — prophylactically, adv. /proh feuh lak tik, prof euh /, adj. 1. defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug. 2. preventive or protective. n. 3. Med. a prophylactic medicine or measure. 4. a preventive. 5. a device, usually a… …
14prophylactic — 1. noun a) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. It is not clear whether such education is to be directed to homosexuals (for whom prophylactics are not a contraceptive) or to heterosexuals as well (for whom… …
15prophylactic — pro|phy|lac|tic1 [ ,prafə læktık ] adjective MEDICAL intended to prevent disease or infection prophylactic pro|phy|lac|tic 2 [ ,prafə læktık ] noun count 1. ) MEDICAL a medicine or treatment used for preventing disease or infection 2. ) AMERICAN… …
16prophylactic — [16] Prophylactic comes from Greek prophulaktikós, a derivative of the verb prophulássein. This meant literally ‘keep guard in front of a place’, and hence ‘take precautions against’. It was formed from the prefix pro ‘before’ and phulássein… …
17prophylactic — a contraceptive sheath Literally, associated with the prevention of any disease. Used in the Second World War to describe any process to reduce the incidence of venereal disease: ... his paybook, his handkerchief creased according to… …
18prophylactic — pro•phy•lac•tic [[t]ˌproʊ fəˈlæk tɪk, ˌprɒf ə [/t]] adj. 1) med cvb preventive or protective, esp. from disease or infection 2) med a prophylactic medicine or measure 3) a preventive 4) a device used to prevent conception or venereal infection,… …
19prophylactic — /prɒfəˈlæktɪk / (say profuh laktik) adjective 1. defending or protecting from disease, as a drug. 2. preventive; preservative; protective. –noun 3. a prophylactic medicine or measure. 4. a contraceptive, especially a condom. {Greek… …
20prophylactic — [16] Prophylactic comes from Greek prophulaktikós, a derivative of the verb prophulássein. This meant literally ‘keep guard in front of a place’, and hence ‘take precautions against’. It was formed from the prefix pro ‘before’ and phulássein… …
