1) Chess terminology 2) Prevention 3) The preventing of disease 4) The prevention of disease
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measures taken to prevent a disease process, e.g. providing anti-biotics immediately prior to performing a total hip joint replacement
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• (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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(Gr. prophylassein to keep guard before) the prevention of disease; preventive treatment.
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Removal of plaque, calculus and stains from the tooth structures. It is intended to control local irritational factors.
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Cleaning your teeth
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An attempt to prevent disease.
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a general meaning to clean the teeth, also known as a prophy.
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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-preventing agents checking for signs of food impac...
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(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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Protection.
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a measure taken to prevent a disease or condition.
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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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Preventative action that will, for example, prevent infection; thus, vaccination is a prophylactic treatment.
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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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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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Disease prevention.
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prophylaxis (singular)
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prevention of disease.
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noun the prevention of disease
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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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Cleaning the teeth. also known as a prophy.
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· the preventing of disease. · the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
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prevention of disease.
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prevention.
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