prophylactic
adjective
- 1
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
preventive medicine
vaccines are prophylactic
- 2
warding off
the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
- 3
capable of preventing conception or impregnation
contraceptive devices and medications
noun
- 1
contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- 2
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
the doctor recommended several preventatives
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