Usually means: Preventive psychological method to reduce pain.
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  1. psychoprophylaxis: Collins English Dictionary
  2. psychoprophylaxis: Wiktionary
  3. psychoprophylaxis: Dictionary.com
  4. psychoprophylaxis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  3. psychoprophylaxis: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (psychoprophylaxis)

noun:  A method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.
noun:  (obsolete, rare) The prevention of disease by psychological means.

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