Prophylaxis is the prevention and treatment of a disease, or a cleaning of teeth in the dental office.
(noun)See prophylaxis in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. prophylaxes
Origin: ModL < prophylactic, based on Gr phylaxis, a watching < phylax, guard
See prophylaxis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. pro·phy·lax·es (-lăkˈsēzˌ)
Origin:
Origin: New Latin
Origin: , from Greek prophulaktikos, prophylactic; see prophylactic
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