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单词 prophylaxis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•phy•lax•is  (prō′fə lak′sis, prof′ə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicine
    • Medicinethe preventing of disease.
    • Medicinethe prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
  2. Dentistryprophylactic treatment, as the cleaning of the teeth by a dentist or dental hygienist.
  • Greek pro- pro-2 + phýlaxis a watching, guarding, equivalent. to phylak- (base of phylássein to guard) + -sis -sis
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prophylaxis /ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs/ n
  1. the prevention of disease or control of its possible spread
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