Something that acts as a defence or protection; (Medicine) spec. a medicated ointment or plaster applied to the skin. Cf. defensative, n. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > preventative treatment > a preventative treatment (5) defensivea1400 Something that acts as a defence or protection; (Medicine) spec. a medicated ointment or plaster applied to the skin. Cf. defensative, n. Obsolete. prophylactic?1541 A medicine or course of action taken to prevent or as a precaution against disease, etc. Hence more widely: a protective measure, a precaution. defensative1563 Something that acts as a defence or protection; (Medicine) spec. a medicated ointment or plaster applied to the skin (cf. defensative plaster at… defensure1616 A protective medicinal agent; = defensive, n. 1. prophylacticon1716 = prophylactic, n. 1. |
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