prophylaxis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

prophylaxis (countable and uncountable, plural prophylaxes)

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

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References
  • “prophylaxis” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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