"prophy" meaning in English

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        "2": "prophylaxis"
      },
      "expansion": "prophylaxis",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Short for prophylaxis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prophies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "prophy (plural prophies)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Veterinary medicine",
          "orig": "en:Veterinary medicine",
          "parents": [
            "Animals",
            "Medicine",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth."
      ],
      "id": "en-prophy-en-noun-5Ddx~x-3",
      "links": [
        [
          "veterinary medicine",
          "veterinary medicine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dental"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "pathology",
        "sciences",
        "veterinary",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "prophy"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "prophylaxis",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Short for prophylaxis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prophies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "veterinary medicine",
          "veterinary medicine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dental"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "pathology",
        "sciences",
        "veterinary",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "prophy"
}