prophylactic
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(s) capable of preventing conception or impregnation
- contraceptive devices and medications
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(s) warding off
- "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
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(s) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
- preventive medicine
- vaccines are prophylactic
- a prophylactic drug
Nouns
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(n) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- (n) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse condom, safe, rubber, safety,