1) Antifertility 2) Cautionary 3) Condom 4) Contraceptive 5) Healthful 6) Preventive 7) Protective
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1) Antifertility 2) Contraceptive 3) Preventive or protective 4) Protective 5) Warding off
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New York Central (NYC) locomotive #8255 Currently, this locomotive is privately owned, and operated by the Midland Railway of Baldwin City, KS. ALCO model RS-3 `lightning stripe” paint scheme Photo taken by Russell Meier on November 6, 2004 south of Baldwin City, Kansas, on the Midland Railway. This was a photo runby for participants of the TR.....
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preventive. eg: Antibiotics given prior to joint replacement surgery and in subsequent does for up to 24 hours in order to prevent infection.
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• (a.) Alt. of Prophylactical • (n.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
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(from the article `antimicrobial agent`) Preservatives, usually chemical agents, are added to certain foods and medicines to prevent the growth of microorganisms that may cause spoilage or ...
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In medicine, something that prevents or protects.
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Noun: A medicine, treatment, or device that protects against disease.
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Preventive.
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Agent which wards off disease.
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Preventive measure or medication. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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(pro″fә-lak´tik) pertaining to prophylaxis. tending to ward off disease. an agent that so acts. condom.
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Pertaining to prophylaxis, the prevention of disease.
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prevents disease or infection
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Proph`y·lac'tic noun [ Confer French
prophylactique .]
(Medicine) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: prō′fi-lak′tik Definitions: 1. Preventing disease; relating to prophylaxis. 2. An agent that acts to prevent a disease. Synonyms: preventive
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Prophylactic: A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken to fend off a disease or another unwanted consequence. A prophylactic is a medication or a treatment designed and used to prevent a disease from occurring. For example, prophylactic antibiotics may be used after a bout of rheuma...
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Designed to prevent, as opposed to treat, a disease or condition.
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anything used to prevent disease
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defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug. · preventive or protective.
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Preventive
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