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prophylaxis

/pɹɔfɪˈlæksɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
pro-phy-lax-is
IPA
/pɹɔfɪˈlæksɪs/
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Action that works to prevent some bad outcome.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Action that works to prevent some bad outcome.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

prophylaxes (plural)

Derived Forms

chemoprophylaxis fluoroprophylaxis homeoprophylaxis immunoprophylaxis metaprophylaxis monoprophylaxis pharmacoprophylaxis postprophylaxis preprophylaxis propho prophylactic prophylaxed

Phrases

post-exposure prophylaxis pre-exposure prophylaxis

Frequently Paired Words

prophylactic

Synonyms

prophy dental

Rhymes With

axis praxis

Questions

How do you pronounce prophylaxis?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɔfɪˈlæksɪs/.
What does prophylaxis mean?
The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.
Where does prophylaxis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce prophylaxis

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