prophylaxis

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prophylaxis noun

Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.

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prophylactic chemoprophylaxis infection medication prevention preventive precaution preventing protection guarding safeguard deterrence warding protective antisepsis hygiene

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iodate endocarditis heparin chlamydia postoperative migraine thrombosis quinine tetanus embolism iodide

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