Assertion: prophylaxis | /r/CapableOf | denote measure
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: in medicine
type: LOCATION
value: in a broad sense
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Thus, in a broad sense prophylaxis denotes measures that create optimum conditions with respect to work, rest, housing, and physical culture, in order to foster health and increase longevity and work capacity.
text: In medicine, prophylaxis denotes measures taken to prevent disease (for example, immunization), protect health, and prolong life.
text: The socioeconomic conditions of capitalism restrict preventive measures to those considered necessary by the ruling class for safeguarding the health of hired workers; prophylaxis usually denotes only the measures taken to control certain, chiefly infectious, diseases.