/ 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.
/ 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. 2005