Look up: Prophylaxis

1. Prophylaxis
   Treatment, usually immunologic, designed to protect an individual from a future attack by a pathogen.
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2. prophylaxis
   [n] - the prevention of disease
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3. Prophylaxis
   a general meaning to clean the teeth, also known as a prophy.
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4. Prophylaxis
   Any means to prevent a disease or condition, e.g. immunisation against measles or the administration of coagulation factor concentrates to prevent bleeding in haemophiliacs.
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5. Prophylaxis
   Measures taken to prevent a disease
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6. Prophylaxis
   Prophylaxis: A measure taken for the prevention of a disease or condition. For example, dental prophylaxis consists of removing plaque and cleaning the teeth to prevent cavities and gum disease. The word "prophylaxis" is from the Greek and means "an advance guard."
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7. Prophylaxis
   Treatment to prevent the onset of a particular disease.
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8. prophylaxis
   Preventative action that will, for example, prevent infection; thus, vaccination is a prophylactic treatment.
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9. Prophylaxis
   Proph`y·lax"is noun [ New Latin See Prophylactic .] (Medicine) The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment.
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10. prophylaxis
    The prevention of disease, preventive treatment. ... Origin: Gr. Prophylassein = to keep guard before ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. prophylaxis
    noun the prevention of disease
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12. Prophylaxis
    `Prophylaxis` is any medical or public health procedure whose purpose is to prevent, rather than treat or cure, disease. Roughly, prophylactic measures are divided between `primary` prophylaxis (to prevent the development of a disease) and `secondary` prophylaxis (whereby the disease has already developed and the patient is protected against worsening of this process).
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13. Prophylaxis
    `Prophylaxis` is any medical or public health procedure whose purpose is to prevent, rather than treat or cure, disease. Roughly, prophylactic measures are divided between `primary` prophylaxis (to prevent the development of a disease) and `secondary` prophylaxis (whereby the disease has already developed and the patient is protected against worsening of this process).
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14. prophylaxis
    (pro″fә-lak´sis) disease prevention; called also preventive treatment. dental prophylaxis oral prophylaxis. oral prophylaxis cleaning of the teeth by a dentist or dental hygienist, including removal of plaque, materia alba, calculus, and extrins...
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15. Prophylaxis
    • (n.) The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment.
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16. prophylaxis
    (Gr. prophylassein to keep guard before) the prevention of disease; preventive treatment.
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17. prophylaxis
    prophylaxis (singular)
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18. prophylaxis
    Prevention of disease or of a process that can lead to disease. [Mod. L. fr. G. pro-phylass, to guard before, take precaution]
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19. Prophylaxis
    Protection.
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20. Prophylaxis
    Scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove coronal plaque, calculus and stains.
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21. Prophylaxis
    The scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove calculus, plaque, and stains from the crowns of the teeth.
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