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Prophylaxis is the prevention and treatment of a disease, or a cleaning of teeth in the dental office.

(noun)

An example of a prophylaxis is a vaccine such as the polio vaccine.
An example of a prophylaxis is having the tartar scraped off your teeth.

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See prophylaxis in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. prophylaxes

the prevention of or protection from disease; prophylactic treatment
Dentistry a mechanical cleaning of teeth to remove plaque and tartar

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)

Prevention of or protective treatment for disease.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek prophulaktikos, prophylactic; see prophylactic

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