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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•phy•lac•tic /ˌproʊfəˈlæktɪk, ˌprɑfə-/USA pronunciation adj. - Medicinepreventing or protecting from disease or infection.
n. [countable] - Medicinea medicine or measure that prevents or protects from disease or infection.
- a device used to prevent conception or venereal infection, esp. a condom.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•phy•lac•tic (prō′fə lak′tik, prof′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. - Drugsdefending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- preventive or protective.
n. - Medicinea prophylactic medicine or measure.
- a preventive.
- a device, usually a rubber sheath, used to prevent conception or venereal infection;
condom.
- Greek prophylaktikós of guarding, equivalent. to prophylak- (base of prophylássein to guard beforehand) + -tikos -tic. See prophylaxis
- 1565–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prophylactic /ˌprɒfɪˈlæktɪk/ adj - protecting from or preventing disease
- protective or preventive
n - a prophylactic drug or device, esp a condom
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Greek prophulaktikos, from prophulassein to guard by taking advance measures, from pro-² + phulax a guard |