prophylaxis

/proh-fuh-lak-sis, prof-uh-/US // ˌproʊ fəˈlæk sɪs, ˌprɒf ə- //UK // (ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs) //

预防性疗法,预防性治疗,预防性,预防性措施

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease.the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- : prophylactic treatment, as the cleaning of the teeth by a dentist or dental hygienist.

nounprecaution

Synonyms

For example, both of those countries played big roles in our studies of pre-exposure prophylaxis.
They want to make it easier to get a hold of pre-exposure prophylaxis.
They must be approached by what physicians call prophylaxis—that is, by methods of sanitation and prevention.
Undoubtedly the most important phase of it is in prophylaxis.
Prophylaxis of the habit is an ethical question that we can scarcely do justice to here.
Long-named organizations exist for moral prophylaxis and for the prevention of cruelty to children and animals.
But, surely, one day science will succeed in doing so; that will be chiefly through prophylaxis and rational hygiene.