English Dictionary: prophylactic | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for prophylactic | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical \Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to guard against; [?] before + [?] to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.) Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe. |