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The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide at least a theoretical prophylactic against its repetition against anyone.
David Novak

Meaning of "prophylactic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROPHYLACTIC

Via French from Greek prophulaktikos, from prophulassein to guard by taking advance measures, from pro-² + phulax a guard.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPHYLACTIC

prophylactic  [ˌprɒfɪˈlæktɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPHYLACTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prophylactic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROPHYLACTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prophylactic

Preventive healthcare

Preventive healthcare consists of measures taken for disease prevention, as opposed to disease treatment. Just as health encompasses a variety of physical and mental states, so do disease and disability, which are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices. Health, disease, and disability are dynamic processes which begin before individuals realize they are affected. Disease prevention relies on anticipatory actions that can be categorized as primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Each year, millions of people die preventable deaths. A 2004 study showed that about half of all deaths in the United States in 2000 were due to preventable behaviors and exposures. Leading causes included cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, unintentional injuries, diabetes, and certain infectious diseases. This same study estimates that 400,000 people die each year in the United States due to poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle.

Definition of prophylactic in the English dictionary

The first definition of prophylactic in the dictionary is protecting from or preventing disease. Other definition of prophylactic is protective or preventive. Prophylactic is also a prophylactic drug or device, esp a condom.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPHYLACTIC


anaphylactic
ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪk
anticlimactic
ˌæntɪklaɪˈmæktɪk
catallactic
ˌkætəˈlæktɪk
chemoprophylactic
ˌkɛməʊˌprɒfɪˈlæktɪk
chiropractic
ˌkaɪrəˈpræktɪk
didactic
dɪˈdæktɪk
extragalactic
ˌɛkstrəɡəˈlæktɪk
galactic
ɡəˈlæktɪk
hypallactic
ˌhaɪpəˈlæktɪk
intergalactic
ˌɪntəɡəˈlæktɪk
intragalactic
ˌɪntrəɡəˈlæktɪk
lactic
ˈlæktɪk
metagalactic
ˌmetəɡəˈlæktɪk
parallactic
ˌpærəˈlæktɪk
phylactic
fɪˈlæktɪk
practic
ˈpræktɪk
stalactic
stəˈlæktɪk
syntactic
sɪnˈtæktɪk
tactic
ˈtæktɪk
trophallactic
ˌtrɒfəˈlæktɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPHYLACTIC

prophesiable
prophesied
prophesier
prophesies
prophesy
prophesyings
prophet
prophet-like
prophetess
prophethood
prophetic
prophetical
prophetically
propheticism
prophetism
Prophets
prophetship
prophylaxes
prophylaxis
prophyll

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPHYLACTIC

apractic
arctic
atactic
ataractic
autodidactic
chemotactic
delaying tactic
emphractic
heliotactic
hydrotactic
hypotactic
isotactic
malolactic
nondidactic
paratactic
phonotactic
phototactic
stereotactic
syndiotactic
thigmotactic
undidactic

Synonyms and antonyms of prophylactic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROPHYLACTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prophylactic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prophylactic

Translation of «prophylactic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPHYLACTIC

Find out the translation of prophylactic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prophylactic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prophylactic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预防
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profiláctica
570 millions of speakers

English

prophylactic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोगनिरोधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وقائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

профилактическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profilática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিষেধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prophylactique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Profilaksis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prophylaktisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予防薬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prophylactic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dự phòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முற்காப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोगप्रतिबंधक औषध किंवा उपाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koruyucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

profilattico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

profilaktyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

профілактичне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profilactic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προφυλακτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

profilaktiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profylaktisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

profylaktisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prophylactic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPHYLACTIC»

The term «prophylactic» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPHYLACTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prophylactic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prophylactic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prophylactic

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QUOTES WITH «PROPHYLACTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prophylactic.
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David Novak
The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide at least a theoretical prophylactic against its repetition against anyone.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPHYLACTIC»

Discover the use of prophylactic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prophylactic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Prophylactic Mastectomy: Insights from Women who Chose to ...
This book supplies much-needed guidance for both patients and physicians in confronting this complex decision, and provides comprehensive information on how women fare emotionally and interpersonally after this life-altering surgery ...
Andrea Patenaude, 2012
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Preventive Strikes: Women, Precancer, and Prophylactic Surgery
Preventive Strikes aims to improve our understanding of professional, social, and cultural responses to cancer in the twenty-first century and to inform our reflections about how values are incorporated into routine medical practices.Ilana ...
Ilana Löwy, 2010
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Managing Breast Cancer Risk
Until relatively recently, prophylactic mastectomy was the only option available for reduction of breast cancer risk, and the level of risk reduction with the procedure was uncertain. Today both prophylactic mastectomy and prophylactic bilateral ...
‎2003
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Certain Male Prophylactic Devices, Inv. 337-TA-546
Although the '255 patent uses different terminology than the '004 patent, the '255 patent discloses a “prophylactic pouch.” The '255 patent also discloses that the claimed prophylactic is thin-walled. I_d. at 1:34, Claim 1. I have construed the ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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The Efficacy of the Prophylactic Use of Functional Knee Braces
Anthony D. Jones. the nature of their position. They're often engaged with an opposing player in front of them leaving themselves vulnerable to having another player, that they may not even see, fall across their legs placing a valgus force on  ...
Anthony D. Jones, 2006
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The Effects of Ankle Prophylactic Devices on Force ...
Repeated Measures ANOVA for the Effect of Prophylactic Device Condition and Box Height on Stabilization Time. . . . . . . . . 21 4. Descriptive Statistics for Peak Force . . . 22 5. Repeated Measures ANOVA for the Effect of Prophylactic Device  ...
Brina J. Wade, 2008
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The Effects of Prolonged Prophylactic Ankle Brace Use in ...
Context. There have been a plethora of studies on the use of ankle braces investigating the effectiveness of injury prevention and the effects they have on performance.
Nathan J. Crockett, 2007
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Homoeo Prophylactic Remedies
whether threatened from accidental causes, or criminal drugging. It completely neutralizes the action of Gossypium ( used for purposes of abortion) and compels the delinquent mother, however unwilling, tocarry the foetusto full term.
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Principles and Practice of Lung Cancer: The Official ...
Prophylactic irradiation in bronchogenic small cell anaplastic carcinoma. A comparative trial of localized versus extensive radiotherapy including prophylactic brain irradiation in patients receiving combination chemotherapy. Cancer 1980 ...
Harvey I. Pass, David P. Carbone, David H. Johnson, 2012
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Breast Cancer
The same investigators later reported on the efficacy of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in a subset of 26 women who were found to be BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers (Hartmann et al., 2000). At a median follow- up time of 13.4 years, ...
J. Mendelsohn, Kelly K. Hunt, Geoffrey L. Robb, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPHYLACTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prophylactic is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Abby Elliott Survived Getting Fired From ?SNL? and Became …
... Yorkers Against Childhood Obesity—the 'Y' is silent—which funds prophylactic gastric bypass surgeries for at-risk children of morbidly obese ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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The costs of vilifying pharma
"We have this vast array of prophylactic management," said Stossel. "It has slowed down innovation and will continue to do so." Another area ... «CMAJ, Jul 15»
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Aeterna Zentaris Grants Option to Develop and Commercialize Oral …
... should be suitable for virtually any therapeutic or prophylactic vaccine indication with a favorable cost of goods expectation in large scale. «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
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The Future of Sex Might Involve Spraying a Condom On Your Penis
Considering the bad rap latex condoms get, we've been waiting for inventors to build a better prophylactic for years, to no avail. So if these ... «Mic, Jul 15»
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Potent Mers-CoV antibody discovered neutralises multiple strains of …
... and infected with MERS-CoV, we show that LCA60 can effectively protect in both prophylactic and postexposure settings," they concluded. «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
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When Parents Can't or Won't, New Generation Will
The clinic conducts community outreach to offer “prophylactic” education. Health educator and outreach coordinator Tino Ratliff spends most of his week ... «The Potrero View, Jul 15»
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Vical Incorporated (NASDAQ:VICL) Short Interest Update
... a completed preclinical program, with an allowed investigational new drug application, using its CyMVectin prophylactic vaccine formulated ... «News Watch International, Jul 15»
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Gene test detects mutations responsible for thoracic aortic aneurysms
... a severe aneurysmal dilatation (ACTA2, MYLK, Loeys-Dietz), a policy of more frequent imaging and earlier prophylactic surgery was applied. «Healio, Jul 15»
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Ethanol locks reduce central venous catheter-associated …
“We therefore recommend the implementation of prophylactic prophylactic ethanol locks in current pediatric oncology practice with the following ... «Healio, Jul 15»
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) Short Interest Update
The Companys pre-clinical compounds include BCX4161, an oral prophylactic drug for hereditary angioedema, and BCX5191, an adenine ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Prophylactic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prophylactic>. Apr 2024 ».
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