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   prophylactic

   /ˌprɒfɪˈlaktɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. intended to prevent disease: "prophylactic measures"

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease: "I took malaria prophylactics" Similar preventive measureprecautionsafeguardsafety measurepreventive medicine
   • 2. a condom. North American Similar condomsheathfemale condomtrademark:DurexFemidominformal:Frenchyjohnnysomething for the weekendrubbersafesafetyskininformal, dated:French letterdated:protective

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French prophylactique, from Greek prophulaktikos, from pro ‘before’ + phulassein ‘to guard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prophylactically adverb

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