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单词 phylactic
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Definition of phylactic in English:

phylactic

noun fɪˈlaktɪk
rare
  • A medicinal substance or remedy that protects from disease, toxicity, or infection.

adjective fɪˈlaktɪk
Medicine rare
  • Serving to protect, especially immunologically, against infection, disease, etc.

Origin

Early 18th century. From Hellenistic Greek ϕυλακτικόν medicine serving to preserve health, use as noun of neuter of ancient Greek ϕυλακτικός serving to guard or preserve
early 20th century. From ancient Greek ϕυλακτικός serving to guard or preserve from ϕυλακ-, stem of ϕυλάσσειν to guard + -τικός, suffix forming adjectives from verbs. Compare French phylactique.

 
 

Definition of phylactic in US English:

phylactic

nounfɪˈlaktɪk
rare
  • A medicinal substance or remedy that protects from disease, toxicity, or infection.

adjectivefɪˈlaktɪk
Medicine rare
  • Serving to protect, especially immunologically, against infection, disease, etc.

Origin

Early 18th century. From Hellenistic Greek ϕυλακτικόν medicine serving to preserve health, use as noun of neuter of ancient Greek ϕυλακτικός serving to guard or preserve<br>early 20th century. From ancient Greek ϕυλακτικός serving to guard or preserve from ϕυλακ-, stem of ϕυλάσσειν to guard + -τικός, suffix forming adjectives from verbs. Compare French phylactique.

 
 
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