'Prophylaxis' definitions:

Definition of 'prophylaxis'

(from WordNet)
noun
The prevention of disease

Definition of 'Prophylaxis'

From: GCIDE
  • Prophylaxis \Proph`y*lax"is\, n. [NL. See Prophylactic.] (Med.) The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'prophylaxis'

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  • active treatment,
  • adjuvant treatment,
  • antigen treatment,
  • causal treatment,
  • conservative treatment,
  • cross-firing,
  • diathermic treatment,
  • dietetic treatment,
  • drip treatment,
  • drug treatment,
  • empiric treatment,
  • epidemiology,
  • expectant treatment,
  • fever treatment,
  • health physics,
  • heat treatment,
  • hot-air treatment,
  • hygiene,
  • hygienics,
  • light treatment,
  • mental hygiene,
  • palliative treatment,
  • perennial treatment,
  • preseasonal treatment,
  • preventive dentistry,
  • preventive medicine,
  • preventive treatment,
  • prophylactic psychology,
  • prophylactodontia,
  • prophylaxy,
  • public health,
  • radiotherapeutic treatment,
  • rational treatment,
  • sanitation,
  • shock treatment,
  • specific treatment,
  • starvation treatment,
  • supporting treatment,
  • surgical treatment,
  • symptomatic treatment,
  • tonic treatment,
  • vibration treatment