| 单词 | prophylaxis |
| 释义 | prophylaxis /proh'feuh lak"sis, prof'euh-/, n. 1. Med. a. the preventing of disease. b. the 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. prophylactic treatment, as the cleaning of the teeth by a dentist or dental hygienist. [1835-45; < NL < Gk pro- PRO-2 + phýlaxis a watching, guarding, equiv. to phylak- (base of phylássein to guard) + -sis -SIS] |
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