prophylax (English, verb)
expansion: prophylax (third-person singular simple present prophylaxes, present participle prophylaxing, simple past and past participle prophylaxed)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To take measures, using pharmaceuticals or otherwise, to prevent the occurrence of a disease.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: prophylaxes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: prophylaxing
tags: participle
present
form: prophylaxed
tags: participle
past
form: prophylaxed
tags: past