prophylacticadjective
uk/ˌprɒf.ɪˈlæk.tɪk/us/ˌprɑː.fɪˈlæk.tɪk/specializedpreventing disease:
Some dentists are convinced that the addition of fluoride in water is ineffective as a prophylactic treatment.
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Passing on illness & causing disease
- carrier
- carry
- catch
- communicable
- epidemic
- harbour
- incubate
- infect
- infected
- infest
- insalubrious
- mediastinum
- non-communicable
- transmission
- transmit
- unhygienic
- vector
- verminous
- virulence
- virulent
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prophylacticnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌprɒf.ɪˈlæk.tɪk/us/ˌprɑː.fɪˈlæk.tɪk/specialized medical something that is intended to prevent disease
mainly US a condom
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Passing on illness & causing disease
- carrier
- carry
- catch
- communicable
- epidemic
- harbour
- incubate
- infect
- infected
- infest
- insalubrious
- mediastinum
- non-communicable
- transmission
- transmit
- unhygienic
- vector
- verminous
- virulence
- virulent
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