prophylaxis
/prɔfɪˈlæksɪs/
- n.
- 预防
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
借入
- 英语English
prophylaxis
词源说明
From Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “a watching, guarding”).
释义
名词noun
- 1(medicine) The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.
- 2by extensionAction that works to prevent some bad outcome.