PROPHYLAXIS


Meaning of PROPHYLAXIS in English

/ ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs; NAmE ˌprɑːf-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) action that is taken in order to prevent disease

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: modern Latin , from pro- before + Greek phulaxis act of guarding.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.