PROPHYLACTIC meaning: Preventive measure to avoid disease

We found 45 dictionaries that define the word Prophylactic:

General (25 matching dictionaries)

prophylactic: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
prophylactic: Merriam-Webster
prophylactic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
prophylactic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
prophylactic: Collins English Dictionary
prophylactic: Vocabulary.com
Prophylactic, prophylactic: Wordnik
prophylactic: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
prophylactic: Wiktionary
prophylactic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
prophylactic: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
prophylactic: Infoplease Dictionary
prophylactic: Dictionary.com
prophylactic (adj.): Online Etymology Dictionary
Prophylactic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Prophylactic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
prophylactic: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
prophylactic: Rhymezone
Prophylactic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
prophylactic: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
prophylactic: FreeDictionary.org
prophylactic: Mnemonic Dictionary
prophylactic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)

prophylactic: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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prophylactic: Legal dictionary

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prophylactic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (13 matching dictionaries)

prophylactic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Prophylactic: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
Breast Cancer Talking Dictionary (No longer online)
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prophylactic: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Prophylactic: GLOSSARY of BLOOD RELATED TERMS
prophylactic: Medical dictionary
All About Hepatitis C (No longer online)
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Prophylactic: Drug Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)

prophylactic: A Word A Day
prophylactic: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

prophylactic: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (prophylactic)

▸ noun:  A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
▸ noun:  (US, specifically) A prophylactic condom.
▸ noun:  (figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.
▸ adjective:  Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy

Opposite:

contraceptive

Types:

condom, diaphragm, sponge, spermicide, birth control pill, IUD, more...

Phrases:

prophylactic treatment, prophylactic mastectomy, prophylactic oophorectomy, prophylactic surgery, prophylactic rule, more...

Adjectives:

best, effective, causal, valuable, true, powerful, excellent, useful, great, efficient, only

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