prophylaxis
/ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs/noun
mass noun
- action taken to prevent disease, especially by specified means or against a specified disease(尤与指明的方法或疾病连用)预防, 预防法:
the treatment and prophylaxis of angina pectoris.
心绞痛的治疗和预防。
词源
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin,from PRO-2 'before '+Greek phulaxis 'act of guarding'.