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Prophylactic
prophylactic
(prophylactics) 1. Prophylactic means concerned with preventing disease. (MEDICAL) Vaccination and other prophylactic measures can be carried out. = preventive ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A prophylactic is a substance or device used for preventing disease. (MEDICAL) The region began to use quinine successfully as a prophylactic. N-COUNT 3. A prophylactic is a condom. (FORMAL) N-COUNT
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I. adjective Etymology: Greek prophylaktikos, from prophylassein to be on guard, from pro- before + phylassein to guard, from phylak-, phylax guard Date: 1574 1. guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection 2. tending to prevent or ward off ; preventive • ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1642 something ~; especially a device and especially a condom for preventing venereal infection or conception ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. tending to prevent disease. --n. 1 a preventive medicine or course of action. 2 esp. US a condom. Etymology: F prophylactique f. Gk prophulaktikos f. prophulasso (as PRO-(2), phulasso guard) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. профилактическое средство; профилактическая мера 2. профилактический, предохранительный; предупредительный prophylactic treatment —- профилактическое лечение ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. профилактический; предохранительный 2. noun профилактическое средство; профилактическая мера PROPHYLAXIS noun профилактика ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj technical intended to prevent disease ~2 n technical 1 something used to prevent disease 2 AmE often humorous a condom ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1574, from Gk. prophylaktikos "precautionary," from prophylassein "keep guard before," from pro- "before" + phylassein, Ionic variant of phylattein "to guard." Originally of medicines that tend to prevent disease; meaning "condom" is 1943, replacing earlier preventive (1822). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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