"post-exposure prophylaxis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: post-exposure prophylaxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|post-exposure prophylaxes}} post-exposure prophylaxis (countable and uncountable, plural post-exposure prophylaxes)
  1. (medicine) A form of prevention, usually medication, taken after exposure (or probable exposure) to a pathogen, preventing development of disease after such exposure; especially, as against HIV. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: PEP Hypernyms: prevention, preventive, prophylaxis Coordinate_terms: pre-exposure prophylaxis (english: PrEP), vaccination (alt: idiomatically often coordinate despite that hyponymy might be expected)
    Sense id: en-post-exposure_prophylaxis-en-noun-oPjoYUeY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

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Alternative forms

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