"PrEP" meaning in English

See PrEP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹɛp/ Audio: En-us-ncalif-prep1.ogg [Northern-California, US]
Rhymes: -ɛp Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} PrEP
  1. (medicine) Acronym of pre-exposure prophylaxis. Wikipedia link: PrEP Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: pre-exposure prophylaxis Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: PEP (english: post exposure prophylaxis)
    Sense id: en-PrEP-en-noun-Q51rqTb4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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