pro´phy|lac´ti|cal|ly

pro´phy|lac´ti|cal|ly
pro|phy|lac|tic «PROH fuh LAK tihk, PROF uh-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. protecting from disease: »

vaccination and other prophylactic measures. Hope of preventing tuberculosis by daily prophylactic doses of the drug isoniazid is now seen (Science News Letter).

–n.
1. a medicine, treatment, or device that protects against disease: »

He took vitamins as a prophylactic against colds.

2. a precaution: »

To keep the mind engrossed was the great prophylactic against fear (John Buchan).

3. any contraceptive device, especially a condom.
[< Greek prophylaktikós < prophylássein take precautions against < pro- before + phylássein, dialectal variant of phyláttein to guard < phýlax, -akos a guard]
pro´phy|lac´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • pro|phy|lac|tic — «PROH fuh LAK tihk, PROF uh », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. protecting from disease: »vaccination and other prophylactic measures. Hope of preventing tuberculosis by daily prophylactic doses of the drug isoniazid is now seen (Science News Letter). 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • lac — ab·lac·ta·tion; aga·lac·tia; al·a·gui·lac; alan·to·lac·tone; al·lac·ta·ga; al·lac·tite; am·bu·lac·ral; am·bu·lac·ri·form; am·bu·lac·rum; an·a·ga·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tin; an·a·phy·lac·to·gen; an·a·phy·lac·toid;… …   English syllables

  • pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… …   English syllables

  • prophylactically — pro·phy·lac·ti·cal·ly …   English syllables

  • prophylactic — pro•phy•lac•tic [[t]ˌproʊ fəˈlæk tɪk, ˌprɒf ə [/t]] adj. 1) med cvb preventive or protective, esp. from disease or infection 2) med a prophylactic medicine or measure 3) a preventive 4) a device used to prevent conception or venereal infection,… …   From formal English to slang

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • Prophylactic — A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for an advance guard, an apt term for a measure taken to fend off a disease or another unwanted consequence. A prophylactic is a medication or a treatment designed and used to prevent a disease… …   Medical dictionary

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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