Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-phy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of prophylaxis (“cleaning and polishing of a patient's teeth”).

Informal

Etymology

Clipping of prophylaxis.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

prophies (plural)

Synonyms

dental

Questions

What does prophy mean?: Clipping of prophylaxis (“cleaning and polishing of a patient's teeth”).
Where does prophy come from?: Clipping of prophylaxis.

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