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Plural for a medicine or treatment used to prevent illness or disease
“Quinine, as well as being used as a prophylactic against malaria, was also considered to be an appetite stimulant and a more general antidote to fever.”
Plural for something serving to protect against an undesirable effect
“The Colonial Office thought that spending money on economic development projects would be a better long-term prophylactic against unrest.”
Plural for a condom worn as a contraceptive
“Let that be a lesson to ya, laddie. Always wear a prophylactic !”
Plural for a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury
Plural for a preventive device or medication used to avoid pregnancy, including condom, diaphragm, and pill
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