prophylacticn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌprɒfᵻˈlaktɪk/, U.S.

/ˌproʊfəˈlæktɪk/

Forms: 1500s prophilacticke, 1500s prophilactycke, 1500s prophylactice, 1500s prophylactyce, 1600s prophilactick, 1600s–1800s prophylactick, 1600s– prophylactic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin prophylacticus; Greek προϕυλακτικός; Latin prophylacticon; Greek προϕυλακτικόν.

Etymology: As adjective < post-classical Latin prophylacticus (15th cent.) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek προϕυλακτικός protecting against or tending to prevent disease < ancient Greek προ- pro- prefix² + ϕυλακτικός phylactic adj., after προϕυλάσσειν to keep guard before, to take precautions against. As noun < post-classical Latin prophylacticon (6th cent. in translations of Greek medical writers) or its etymon Byzantine Greek προϕυλακτικόν protective measure against disease (4th cent.), use as noun of neuter of Hellenistic Greek προϕυλακτικός . Compare Middle French, French prophylactique , adjective (1537 in Middle French) and noun (1611 in Cotgrave as †prophiloctice , subsequently from 1752; now obsolete). Compare prophylactical adj., prophylacticon n.

A. n.

1. A medicine or course of action taken to prevent or as a precaution against disease, etc. Hence more widely: a protective measure, a precaution.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > prophylactic medicine > [noun]

preservativec1425

preservationc1475

prophylactic?1541

preserve1554

preservatory1654

preventive1666

preventative1699

phylactic1711

toxoid1900

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > preventative treatment > a preventative treatment

defensivea1400

prophylactic?1541

defensative1563

defensure1616

prophylacticon1716

?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Cj^v They that by reason & Methode admynyster the arte of medycyne do cure y^e vlceres that come afore of corrupt humours, in purgynge the sayde humours, and also in doynge away the thynges that letteth the worke of nature. And proprely to say these two maners of curyng ar called Prophilactykes [Fr. Prophilactiques] in Greke.

1642 Preparative for Fast 13 Weare it as a Prophylactick about thee.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 53 It is one of the best prophylactics against the sea-scurvy.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 302 A serpent's skin is still looked upon in Egypt as a prophylactic against complaints of the head.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 657 Vaccination, which has now stood the test of practice for a century, remains to-day one of the greatest medical prophylactics the world has ever known.

1977 J. Carey Thackeray iv. 101 His flippancy was a prophylactic against the self-prizing posture of more solemn styles.

1990 Here's Health Dec. 76/2 I took malaria prophylactics exactly as instructed by my GP and avoided the disease—or so I thought.

2. A condom, esp. when used principally for protection against disease rather than for contraceptive purposes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive > condom

condom?1706

armour1708

machine1749

protective1827

French letter?1844

sheath1861

French safe1868

letterc1890

rubber1913

Durex1932

prophylactic1934

raincoat1934

male condom1938

Trojan1951

safety1952

safe1959

Frenchy1963

scumbag1967

internal condom1969

franger1975

dicksack1996

1934 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Jan. 2/3 (advt.) Men! Avoid disease! Your address and only one shilling will bring you (in plain envelope) a package of three of the world's best rubber Prophylactics and disease preventatives.

1943 R. Malkin Marriage, Morals & War 159 A pamphlet explaining venereal diseases, which..would be sold together with a set of preventives and prophylactics.

1972 C. Potok My Name is Asher Lev iii. x. 259 Along the..beach lay..beer cans, bits of paper, a prophylactic.

1991 Newsweek 25 Nov. 65/2 Fox disclosed last week that it will become the first major network to allow prime-time ads for prophylactics, but only if they are promoted as a disease preventive.

B. adj.

Protecting against disease, tending to prevent disease. Hence more widely: preservative, precautionary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adjective] > preventative

euectic1574

prophylactic1574

prophylactical1598

preventing1601

preventive1646

preventative1714

1574 J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things sig. G.i Prophilacticke that preuenteth diseases.

1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia iii. ii. sig. F2 You haue not very carefull bene, T'obserue the prophilactick regiment Of your owne body.

1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. §10 Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactick, or the art of preserving health; and therapeutick, or the art of restoring health.

1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) 2 Steady enforcement of proper prophylactic regulations.

1866 London Rev. 17 Feb. 189/2 [Vaccination] does seem to have exercised a prophylactic or modifying influence.

1889 J. R. Illingworth in Lux Mundi iii. 118 With men, as with animals, suffering is largely prophylactic.

1955 Sci. News Let. 4 June 355/1 Hope of preventing tuberculosis by daily prophylactic doses of the drug isoniazid.

1984 D. Lessing Diaries of Jane Somers ii. 269 She had..got a prophylactic dose of revolutionary socialism.

1995 Daily Tel. 26 June 18/3 The discovery last year in America of a cancer gene called BRCA1 has sharpened the debate over prophylactic mastectomies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prophylactic
释义	prophylacticn.adj. Brit. /ˌprɒfᵻˈlaktɪk/, U.S. /ˌproʊfəˈlæktɪk/ Forms: 1500s prophilacticke, 1500s prophilactycke, 1500s prophylactice, 1500s prophylactyce, 1600s prophilactick, 1600s–1800s prophylactick, 1600s– prophylactic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin prophylacticus; Greek προϕυλακτικός; Latin prophylacticon; Greek προϕυλακτικόν. Etymology: As adjective < post-classical Latin prophylacticus (15th cent.) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek προϕυλακτικός protecting against or tending to prevent disease < ancient Greek προ- pro- prefix² + ϕυλακτικός phylactic adj., after προϕυλάσσειν to keep guard before, to take precautions against. As noun < post-classical Latin prophylacticon (6th cent. in translations of Greek medical writers) or its etymon Byzantine Greek προϕυλακτικόν protective measure against disease (4th cent.), use as noun of neuter of Hellenistic Greek προϕυλακτικός . Compare Middle French, French prophylactique , adjective (1537 in Middle French) and noun (1611 in Cotgrave as †prophiloctice , subsequently from 1752; now obsolete). Compare prophylactical adj., prophylacticon n. A. n. 1. A medicine or course of action taken to prevent or as a precaution against disease, etc. Hence more widely: a protective measure, a precaution. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > prophylactic medicine > [noun] preservativec1425 preservationc1475 prophylactic?1541 preserve1554 preservatory1654 preventive1666 preventative1699 phylactic1711 toxoid1900 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > preventative treatment > a preventative treatment defensivea1400 prophylactic?1541 defensative1563 defensure1616 prophylacticon1716 ?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Cj^v They that by reason & Methode admynyster the arte of medycyne do cure y^e vlceres that come afore of corrupt humours, in purgynge the sayde humours, and also in doynge away the thynges that letteth the worke of nature. And proprely to say these two maners of curyng ar called Prophilactykes [Fr. Prophilactiques] in Greke. 1642 Preparative for Fast 13 Weare it as a Prophylactick about thee. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 53 It is one of the best prophylactics against the sea-scurvy. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 302 A serpent's skin is still looked upon in Egypt as a prophylactic against complaints of the head. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 657 Vaccination, which has now stood the test of practice for a century, remains to-day one of the greatest medical prophylactics the world has ever known. 1977 J. Carey Thackeray iv. 101 His flippancy was a prophylactic against the self-prizing posture of more solemn styles. 1990 Here's Health Dec. 76/2 I took malaria prophylactics exactly as instructed by my GP and avoided the disease—or so I thought. 2. A condom, esp. when used principally for protection against disease rather than for contraceptive purposes. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive > condom condom?1706 armour1708 machine1749 protective1827 French letter?1844 sheath1861 French safe1868 letterc1890 rubber1913 Durex1932 prophylactic1934 raincoat1934 male condom1938 Trojan1951 safety1952 safe1959 Frenchy1963 scumbag1967 internal condom1969 franger1975 dicksack1996 1934 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Jan. 2/3 (advt.) Men! Avoid disease! Your address and only one shilling will bring you (in plain envelope) a package of three of the world's best rubber Prophylactics and disease preventatives. 1943 R. Malkin Marriage, Morals & War 159 A pamphlet explaining venereal diseases, which..would be sold together with a set of preventives and prophylactics. 1972 C. Potok My Name is Asher Lev iii. x. 259 Along the..beach lay..beer cans, bits of paper, a prophylactic. 1991 Newsweek 25 Nov. 65/2 Fox disclosed last week that it will become the first major network to allow prime-time ads for prophylactics, but only if they are promoted as a disease preventive. B. adj. Protecting against disease, tending to prevent disease. Hence more widely: preservative, precautionary. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adjective] > preventative euectic1574 prophylactic1574 prophylactical1598 preventing1601 preventive1646 preventative1714 1574 J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things sig. G.i Prophilacticke that preuenteth diseases. 1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia iii. ii. sig. F2 You haue not very carefull bene, T'obserue the prophilactick regiment Of your owne body. 1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. §10 Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactick, or the art of preserving health; and therapeutick, or the art of restoring health. 1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) 2 Steady enforcement of proper prophylactic regulations. 1866 London Rev. 17 Feb. 189/2 [Vaccination] does seem to have exercised a prophylactic or modifying influence. 1889 J. R. Illingworth in Lux Mundi iii. 118 With men, as with animals, suffering is largely prophylactic. 1955 Sci. News Let. 4 June 355/1 Hope of preventing tuberculosis by daily prophylactic doses of the drug isoniazid. 1984 D. Lessing Diaries of Jane Somers ii. 269 She had..got a prophylactic dose of revolutionary socialism. 1995 Daily Tel. 26 June 18/3 The discovery last year in America of a cancer gene called BRCA1 has sharpened the debate over prophylactic mastectomies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.?1541
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