"prophylax" meaning in English

See prophylax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: prophylaxes [present, singular, third-person], prophylaxing [participle, present], prophylaxed [participle, past], prophylaxed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} prophylax (third-person singular simple present prophylaxes, present participle prophylaxing, simple past and past participle prophylaxed)
  1. (medicine, informal) To take measures, using pharmaceuticals or otherwise, to prevent the occurrence of a disease. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-prophylax-en-verb-yZJ6DvWD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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