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PROPHYLAXIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The prevention of disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("prophylaxis" is a kind of...):
bar; prevention (the act of preventing)
Derivation:
prophylactic (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease)
Context examples:
It is administered orally as polio prophylaxis in many areas of the world, but not in the U.S. since 2000.
(Oral Polio Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
The administration of live or attenuated influenza virus for the prophylaxis of influenza.
(Influenza Vaccination, NCI Thesaurus)
A vaccine derived from bacteria whether killed, attenuated or live that is used for prophylaxis or treatment against infection.
(Bacterial Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A cephamycin antibiotic with a difluoromethylthio-acetamido group at the 7-beta position of the cephem nucleus, commonly used for postoperative prophylaxis.
(Flomoxef, NCI Thesaurus)
A hydrazone derivative of isoniazid, used in the treatment and prophylaxis of tuberculosis.
(Aconiazide, NCI Thesaurus)
The five phases include: induction, early intensification, central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis and interim maintenance, late intensification and prolonged maintenance.
(Larson Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
