Prophylactic = Preventive (of disease)
poppalactic poppalactic PROPHYLACTIC as in prophylactic antibiotics?????
admission for prophylactic removal of ovary
Prophylactic dosage-- Giving medications to prevent or protect against diseases.
preventive, preventative
to prevent the occurrence of cancer
Prophylactic chemotherapy is performed on precancerous tumors to keep them from turning malignant. It is also done after cancer therapy to make certain that there are no more cancer cells to grow.
Old slang word for a condom, short for prophylactic.
therapeutic prophylactic diagnostic injection (given) subcutaneous or intramuscular So basically it means that a drug is given by injection in the skin or muscle before you have an official diagnosis. Prophylactic means that it's protecting from or preventing a disease. An immunization is considered prophylactic.
prophylactic, functional, rehabilitative and arthritic brace
What is the ICD9 code for Travel Prophylactic
If by "safe" you mean a condom, the medical term is prophylactic.