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prophylactic
(encz) | prophylactic,ochranný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
prophylactic
(encz) | prophylactic,profylaktický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Prophylactic
(gcide) | Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.]
(Med.)
A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a
preventive.
[1913 Webster] Prophylactic |
Prophylactic
(gcide) | Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical
\Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to guard against; ?
before + ? to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)
Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.
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prophylactic
(wn) | prophylactic
adj 1: capable of preventing conception or impregnation;
"contraceptive devices and medications" [syn:
contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility]
2: warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic
symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn:
cautionary, prophylactic]
3: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease;
"preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a
prophylactic drug" [syn: preventive, preventative,
prophylactic]
n 1: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or
disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
[syn: preventive, preventative, prophylactic]
2: contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or
latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse [syn:
condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic] |
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prophylactic device
(encz) | prophylactic device, n: |
Prophylactic
(gcide) | Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.]
(Med.)
A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a
preventive.
[1913 Webster] ProphylacticProphylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical
\Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to guard against; ?
before + ? to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)
Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.
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Prophylactical
(gcide) | Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical
\Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to guard against; ?
before + ? to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)
Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.
[1913 Webster] |
prophylactic device
(wn) | prophylactic device
n 1: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn:
contraceptive, preventive, preventative,
contraceptive device, prophylactic device, {birth
control device}] |
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