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prophylactic

noun
/pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/UK

Etymology

From Latin prophylacticus, from Ancient Greek προφυλακτικός (prophulaktikós, “prophylactic”).

  1. derived from προφυλακτικός — “prophylactic”
  2. derived from prophylacticus

Definitions

  1. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease

    A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

  2. Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.

    • The securities laws are a prophylactic against stock fraud.

  3. Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or…

    Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for prophylactic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA