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English to English adjective
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Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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capable of preventing conception or impregnation | | Example: contraceptive devices and medications
source: wordnet30
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warding off | | Example: the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples
source: wordnet30
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preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | | Example: preventive medicine
vaccines are prophylactic
a prophylactic drug
source: wordnet30 noun
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remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease | | Example: the doctor recommended several preventatives
source: wordnet30
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contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | | source: wordnet30
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A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. | | source: webster1913
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