prophylaxis

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
2. (countable, uncountable) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.

Concepts

prophylaxie

prévention

défense

prévention primaire

traitement prophylactique

Synonymes

prevention

preventive measures

precaution

precautions

sanitation

deterrence

caution

disease prevention

Traductions

profilaxis

profilassi

profilaxia

Prophylaxe

Vorbeugung

الوقاية

profilaxi

Vorbeugungsmaßnahme

profylaxe

prevención

tratamiento profiláctico

profiláctica

profilaxia

وِقَايَة

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɹɔfɪˈlæksɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “a watching, guarding”).