PROPHYLACTIC

preventive, preventative, prophylactic

(adjective) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; “preventive medicine”; “vaccines are prophylactic”; “a prophylactic drug”

cautionary, prophylactic

(adjective) warding off; “the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples”- Victor Schultze

contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility

(adjective) capable of preventing conception or impregnation; “contraceptive devices and medications”

condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic

(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

preventive, preventative, prophylactic

(noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; “the doctor recommended several preventatives”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

prophylactic (plural prophylactics)

A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

(US, specifically) A prophylactic condom.

(figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.

Adjective

prophylactic (comparative more prophylactic, superlative most prophylactic)

Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease.

Source: Wiktionary

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Proph`y*lac"tic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)

Definition: A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

Proph`y*lac"tic, Proph`y*lac"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. prophylactique.] (Med.)

Definition: Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. Coxe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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