'Prophylaxis' definitions:
Definition of 'prophylaxis'
From: WordNet
noun
The prevention of disease
Definition of 'Prophylaxis'
From: GCIDE
- Prophylaxis \Proph`y*lax"is\, n. [NL. See Prophylactic.] (Med.) The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prophylaxis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active treatment,
- adjuvant treatment,
- antigen treatment,
- causal treatment,
- conservative treatment,
- cross-firing,
- diathermic treatment,
- dietetic treatment,
- drip treatment,
- drug treatment,
- empiric treatment,
- epidemiology,
- expectant treatment,
- fever treatment,
- health physics,
- heat treatment,
- hot-air treatment,
- hygiene,
- hygienics,
- light treatment,
- mental hygiene,
- palliative treatment,
- perennial treatment,
- preseasonal treatment,
- preventive dentistry,
- preventive medicine,
- preventive treatment,
- prophylactic psychology,
- prophylactodontia,
- prophylaxy,
- public health,
- radiotherapeutic treatment,
- rational treatment,
- sanitation,
- shock treatment,
- specific treatment,
- starvation treatment,
- supporting treatment,
- surgical treatment,
- symptomatic treatment,
- tonic treatment,
- vibration treatment