prophylactic
adjective
medicalspecializeduk/ˌprɒf.ɪˈlæk.tɪk/us/ˌprɑː.fɪˈlæk.tɪk/preventingdisease:
预防(性)的Somedentistsareconvincedthat theadditionoffluorideinwaterisineffectiveas a prophylactictreatment.有些牙医坚信在水中加氟化物不是有效的预防措施。
Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- catching
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncarrier
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- pestilential
- transmissible
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- virally
prophylactic
noun[C]
uk/ˌprɒf.ɪˈlæk.tɪk/us/ˌprɑː.fɪˈlæk.tɪk/medicalspecialized
something that isintendedtopreventdisease
预防药(剂)mainlyUS
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避孕套,保险套Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- catching
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncarrier
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- pestilential
- transmissible
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- virally
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