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
    (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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13. 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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14. prophylaxis
    (Gr. prophylassein to keep guard before) the prevention of disease; preventive treatment.
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15. prophylaxis
    prophylaxis (singular)
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16. Prophylaxis
    Protection.
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17. Prophylaxis
    Scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove coronal plaque, calculus and stains.
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18. Prophylaxis
    The scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove calculus, plaque, and stains from the crowns of the teeth.
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19. prophylaxis
    prophylaxis (prō"filăk'sis) , measures designed to prevent the occurrence of disease or its dissemination. Some examples of prophylaxis are immunization against serious diseases such as smallpox or diphtheria; quarantine to confine communicable disease; public health measures to ...
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20. prophylaxis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prō′fi-lak′sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. Prevention of disease or of a process that can lead to disease.
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21. prophylaxis
    Any measure taken to prevent disease, including exercise and vaccination. Prophylactic (preventive) medicine is an aspect of public-health provision that is receiving increasing attention
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22. PROPHYLAXIS
    Disease prevention.
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23. Prophylaxis
    Cleaning your teeth
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24. Prophylaxis
    Prophylaxis refers to the cleaning of teeth as a preventative measure against periodontal (gum) disease and tooth decay. This treatment can include plaque detection the removal of plaque and tartar in the supragingival (upper) and subgingival (lower) levels of the gum line the application of caries-...
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25. prophylaxis
    An attempt to prevent disease.
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