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prophylactic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical \Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr ? to guard against; ? before + ? to guard: cf F. prophylactique.] (Med.) Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prophylactic adj 1: capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" [syn: {contraceptive}, {antifertility}] 2: tending to ward off "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: {cautionary}, {preventive}] 3: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" [syn: {preventive}, {preventative}] n 1: something that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the docotr recommended several preventatives" [syn: {preventive}, {preventative}] 2: a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse as a contraceptive or prophylactic device [syn: {condom}, {rubber}, {safety}, {safe}]
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