prophylaxis

Übersetzungen

prophylaxissubstantiv
prophylaxes
Pl.
The doctor emphasized the importance of prophylaxis in preventing diseases.
Доктор подчеркнул важность профилактики в предотвращении заболеваний.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
профилактическое лечение

Definitionen

prophylaxissubstantiv
Action taken to prevent disease, especially by specified means or against a specified disease.
The doctor recommended a course of antibiotics as a prophylaxis against infection.
In chess, a strategic move or plan made to anticipate and forestall an opponent’s ideas.
Nimzowitsch emphasised prophylaxis, making quiet moves that limited his opponent’s counter-play.