post-exposure prophylaxis (English, noun)
expansion: post-exposure prophylaxis (countable and uncountable, plural post-exposure prophylaxes)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A form of prevention, usually medication, taken after exposure (or probable exposure) to a pathogen, preventing development of disease after such exposure; especially, as against HIV.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: post-exposure prophylaxes
tags: plural