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A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. / (US, specifically) A prophylactic condom. / (figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.

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Source Word

prophylactic

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/

Noun

US specifically figuratively

A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. / (US, specifically) A prophylactic condom. / (figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.

Japanese Meaning

病気を予防・防御するための薬、予防薬 / （特に米国では）避妊用コンドーム / （比喩的に）有害な結果を防ぐための仕組みや装置

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The doctor prescribed a prophylactic to reduce the risk of infection after the surgery.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

医師は手術後の感染リスクを減らすために予防薬を処方した。

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Sense（1）

A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

Sense（2）

(US, specifically) A prophylactic condom.

It is not clear whether such education is to be directed to homosexuals (for whom prophylactics are not a contraceptive) or to heterosexuals as well (for whom prophylactics are a contraceptive).

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