PROPHYLAXIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prophylaxis mean? 

• PROPHYLAXIS (noun)
  The noun PROPHYLAXIS has 1 sense:

1. the prevention of disease

  Familiarity information: PROPHYLAXIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPHYLAXIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The prevention of disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("prophylaxis" is a kind of...):

bar; prevention (the act of preventing)

Derivation:

prophylactic (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease)

 Context examples 

Also called central nervous system prophylaxis, central nervous system sanctuary therapy, and CNS prophylaxis.

(CNS sanctuary therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Intrathecal cytarabine and methotrexate are included in this regimen as either prophylaxis or treatment for central nervous system (CNS) involvement.

(CODOX-M/IVAC Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

This vaccine is administered intranasally for influenza prophylaxis.

(Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called central nervous system prophylaxis, central nervous system sanctuary therapy, and CNS sanctuary therapy.

(CNS prophylaxis, NCI Dictionary)

Intrathecal cytarabine and methotrexate are included in this regimen as either prophylaxis or treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disease.

(CODOX-M Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called central nervous system prophylaxis, CNS prophylaxis, and CNS sanctuary therapy.

(Central nervous system sanctuary therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Also called central nervous system sanctuary therapy, CNS prophylaxis, and CNS sanctuary therapy.

(Central nervous system prophylaxis, NCI Dictionary)

Any vaccine derived from Neisseria meningitidis whether in whole-cell or acellular form used for prophylaxis against meningitis.

(Meningococcal Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug regimen using Pefloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, and Penicillin V, a penicillin antibiotic, that was studied for use as prophylaxis of bacterial infections in Granulocytopenic Cancer.

(Pefloxacin/Penicillin V, NCI Thesaurus)

The virus spreads by direct contact, and can be prevented by prophylaxis with the polio vaccine.

(Acute Poliomyelitis, NCI Thesaurus)