prophylaxis

English

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Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pro, “before”) + φυλάξις (phylaxis, “a watching, guarding”).

Noun

prophylaxis (plural prophylaxes)

1. (medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
2. (chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.

Derived terms

• prophylactic

Translations

prevention of, or protective treatment for disease

• Arabic: الوقاية (ar)
• Armenian: պրոֆիլակտիկա (hy) (profilaktika), կանխարգելում (hy) (kanxargelum)
• Finnish: profylaksia (fi)

• Irish: urchoscacht (ga) f
• Russian: профилактика (ru) (profilaktika)

References

• “prophylaxis” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).