Prophylactic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease; protective.
  • n. A prophylactic agent, device, or measure, such as a vaccine or drug.
  • n. A contraceptive device, especially a condom.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
  • n. Specifically, a prophylactic condom.
  • n. Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.
  • adj. Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
  • adj. Defending or preserving from disease; preventive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In medicine, preventive; defending from disease: as, prophylactic doses of quinine.
  • n. Anything, as a medicine, which defends against disease; a preventive of disease.
  • n. Same as prophylaxis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. warding off
  • adj. capable of preventing conception or impregnation
  • adj. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  • n. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
  • n. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
    • Equivalent
    protective    healthful    prophylactical   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    curative    remedy    therapeutic    cure    preventative   
    Cross Reference
    prophylactic rules    haffkine's prophylactic   
    Form
    prophylactically   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    preventive    synteretic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    anticlimactic    chiropractic    climactic    didactic    extragalactic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    first-line    intravenous    anticonvulsant    injectable    antidepressant   
     
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