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Meaning of "prophylaxis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPHYLAXIS

prophylaxis  [ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPHYLAXIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prophylaxis is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES PROPHYLAXIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prophylaxis

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 prophylaxis in the English dictionary

The definition of prophylaxis in the dictionary is the prevention of disease or control of its possible spread.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPHYLAXIS


aerotaxis
ˌɛərəʊˈtæksɪs
anaphylaxis
ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs
axis
ˈæksɪs
chemoprophylaxis
ˌkɛməʊˌprəʊfəˈlæksɪs
chemotaxis
ˌkɛməʊˈtæksɪs
epistaxis
ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs
heliotaxis
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtæksɪs
morphallaxis
ˌmɔːfəˈlæksɪs
parataxis
ˌpærəˈtæksɪs
phototaxis
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtæksɪs
phylaxis
faɪˈlæksɪs
phyllotaxis
ˌfɪləˈtæksɪs
praxis
ˈpræksɪs
psychoprophylaxis
ˌsaɪkəʊˌprəʊfɪˈlæksɪs
sparaxis
spəˈræksɪs
stereotaxis
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs
synaxis
sɪˈnæksɪs
tachyphylaxis
ˌtækɪfɪˈlæksɪs
taxis
ˈtæksɪs
trophallaxis
ˌtrɒfəˈlæksɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPHYLAXIS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPHYLAXIS

brachyaxis
clinoaxis
geotaxis
homotaxis
hypotaxis
major axis
minor axis
neutral axis
optic axis
orthoaxis
orthopraxis
parapraxis
polar axis
principal axis
thermotaxis
thigmotaxis
trophotaxis
x-axis
y-axis
z-axis

Synonyms and antonyms of prophylaxis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prophylaxis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPHYLAXIS

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

Translator English - Chinese

预防
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profilaxis
570 millions of speakers

English

prophylaxis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रोफिलैक्सिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوقاية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

профилактика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profilaxia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রফিল্যাক্সিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prophylaxie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Profilaksis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prophylaxe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予防
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prophelaxis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dự phòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடுப்புமருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रॉफिलॅक्सिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korunma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

profilassi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

profilaktyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

профілактика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profilaxie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προφύλαξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorbehoeding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profylax
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

profylakse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prophylaxis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPHYLAXIS»

The term «prophylaxis» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.780 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPHYLAXIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prophylaxis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prophylaxis» 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 prophylaxis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPHYLAXIS»

Discover the use of prophylaxis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prophylaxis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Etiology, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever
Carter’s translation of this radical work, judiciously abridged and extensively footnoted, captures all the drama and impassioned conviction of the original.
Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis, Kay Codell Carter, 1983
2
Cinematic Prophylaxis: Globalization and Contagion in the ...
DIVA timely contribution to the fields of film history, visual cultures, and globalization studies, Cinematic Prophylaxis provides essential historical information about how the representation of biological contagion has affected ...
Kirsten Ostherr, 2005
3
Intervertebral Disk Diseases: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment ...
The new edition of this book provides the current information on the diagnostic techniques and therapeutic approaches that will help clinicians optimize care for patients with intervertebral disk disease.
Juergen Kraemer, 2011
4
Antiseptic Prophylaxis and Therapy in Ocular Infections: ...
This volume collects for the first time interdisciplinary findings in ophthalmology concerning effectiveness and indications of antiseptics for the prophylaxis and therapy of infections.
Axel Kramer, Wolfgang Behrens-Baumann, 2002
5
Stress Adaptation, Prophylaxis and Treatment
This volume contains original research papers presented on this subject during the conference Stress Adaptation, Prophylaxis and Treatment held in Calcutta, India, and serves as an up-to-date source of information for scientists, as well as ...
Dipak K. Das, 1999
6
Prophylaxis and Early Detection of HPV-related Neoplasia
Written by leading experts, this volume of Monographs in Virology provides up-to-date information on the prevention of papillomavirus-induced cancers by prophylactic antiviral vaccines and early detection of precancerous lesions.
Herbert Pfister, 2012
7
Designer Vaccines: Principles for Successful Prophylaxis
Instead of focusing on the rating of existing vaccines, this forward-thinking text looks to how new vaccines can be developed and existing ones improved upon.
Huw P. A. Hughes, Manuel Campos, 1997
8
Opportunistic Infections: Treatment and Prophylaxis
This book is a comprehensive text on the prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections in a fast growing population of immunocompromised hosts.
Vassil St Georgiev, 2003
9
Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract
In addition, the window of effectiveness for prophylaxis administered after clamping is narrow. We found that during one time period, there was often a considerable delay (and thus reduced effectiveness) in the injection of the prophylactic ...
Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs, 2009
10
Clinical Infectious Disease
The use of infection prophylaxis has been a major advance in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Even prior to the introduction of potent antiretroviral therapies, the morbidity and mortality rates were decreasing presumably due to ...
David Schlossberg, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPHYLAXIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prophylaxis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Solid Organ Transplantation From Hepatitis B Virus–Positive Donors
Antiviral prophylaxis significantly reduces the rate of transmission to liver recipients from isolated HBV core antibody positive (anti-HBc+) donors. Organs from ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
2
Mers virus antibody discovered
“This antibody can be used for prophylaxis, for post-exposure prophylaxis of individuals at risk, or for the treatment of human cases of ... «swissinfo.ch, Jul 15»
3
Why Aren?t Latinos Taking This Anti-HIV Pill?
The medication, which is used for “Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis” or PrEP, was approved by the FDA in 2012 for HIV prevention and has been ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Portola Pharmaceuticals to Announce Second Quarter 2015 …
If approved, betrixaban could be the first anticoagulant for both hospital and post-discharge VTE prophylaxis and the standard of care in this ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
5
Manchester Royal Infirmary closes A&E over MERS
“This antibody can be used for prophylaxis, for postexposure prophylaxis of individuals at risk, or for the treatment of human cases of Mers-CoV ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
6
HIV case: breakthrough or false dawn?
Post-exposure prophylaxis, (PrEP), the use of antiretroviral drugs in people at risk of HIV infection, has been shown to be extremely effective in ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
7
Strenuous sex may trigger bleeding
Prophylaxis treatment with clotting factors might also help. If the sexual activity is likely to be vigorous, for example, a patient could top up on ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
8
News Scan for Jul 27, 2015
Also, the update revealed that 21 lab workers are on anthrax postexposure prophylaxis. Fifteen are DoD employees, and 6 work in other labs. «CIDRAP, Jul 15»
9
Swissmedic Accepts for Review CSL Behring's MAA for rIX-FP for …
... investigational long-acting fusion protein linking recombinant coagulation factor IX with recombinant albumin (rIX-FP) for the prophylaxis and ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
10
What causes headaches?
Migraine prophylaxis is achieved by several drugs of different classes, with radically differing mechanisms of action. Some are anticonvulsants ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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