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- prophylactic⇄adj. 1. protecting from disease.
Ex. vaccination and other prophylactic measures. Hope of preventing tuberculosis by daily prophylactic doses of the drug isoniazid is now seen (Science News Letter).
2. protective; preservative; precautionary - prophylactic⇄adv. prophylactically.
- prophylactic⇄noun 1. a medicine, treatment, or device that protects against disease.
Ex. He took vitamins as a prophylactic against colds.
2. a precaution.
Ex. To keep the mind engrossed was the great prophylactic against fear (John Buchan). - prophylactic⇄prophylactic, adjective, noun.