профилактика — meaning in English
profilaktika
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English meaning
- prevention noun The act of stopping something, especially a problem or danger, before it happens.
- prophylactic noun A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
- prophylaxis noun The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.
Senses
профилактика is used for these senses in English:
- prevention (medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
- prophylactic A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
- prophylaxis (medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
prophylactic — full definition
- noun A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
- noun A prophylactic condom.
- noun Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.