immunoprophylaxisn.
/ˌɪmjᵿnəʊˌprɒfᵻˈlaksɪs/, /ɪˌmjuːnəʊˌprɒfᵻˈlaksɪs/, U.S. /ˌɪmjənoʊˌproʊfəˈlæksəs/, /ᵻˌmjunoʊˌproʊfəˈlæksəs/ Medicine.
The prevention of disease by immunization or other immunological methods.
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immunoprophylaxis1937
1937 Jrnl. Parasitol. 23 62 Specifically, such knowledge may make possible specific immuno-prophylaxis..and thus facilitate the control of echinococcosis.
1976 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 30 Nov. 4/8 The likelihood of success in the development of chemotherapy [for influenza] is great if the research is kindled,..and application integrated with immunoprophylaxis and better understanding of the virus.
1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) ii. 159 Haemolytic disease of the newborn provides a major example of immunoprophylaxis and can now be prevented by immunological methods.
2002 Jrnl. Med. Virol. 66 28/1 The occurrence of acute hepatitis after failure of immunoprophylaxis in cases of mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis B virus..is uncommon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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