Associations to the word «Prophylaxis»

Wiktionary

PROPHYLAXIS, noun. (medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
PROPHYLAXIS, noun. (chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.

Dictionary definition

PROPHYLAXIS, noun. The prevention of disease.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche