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单词 prophylactic
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prophylactic

adjective
/ˌprɒfəˈlæktɪk/
/ˌprəʊfəˈlæktɪk/
(medical)
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  1. done or used in order to prevent a disease
    • prophylactic treatment
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French prophylactique, from Greek prophulaktikos, from pro ‘before’ + phulassein ‘to guard’.

prophylactic

noun
/ˌprɒfəˈlæktɪk/
/ˌprəʊfəˈlæktɪk/
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  1. (medical) a medicine, device or course of action that prevents disease
  2. (North American English, formal) a condom (= a thin rubber tube that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease)
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French prophylactique, from Greek prophulaktikos, from pro ‘before’ + phulassein ‘to guard’.
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