prophylactic
/ˌprɒfəˈlæktɪk/adjective
उच्चारण प्रॉफ़लैक्टिक
रोगनिरोधी, बचाव-संबंधी
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done or used in order to prevent a disease
रोगनिरोधी, बचाव-संबंधी
- prophylactic treatment against malaria
- Hand washing is a simple prophylactic measure against infection.
- The doctor recommended prophylactic medicine before the trip to the forest.
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- Prophylactic vaccination has almost removed polio from the country.
- Wearing a mask can be a prophylactic step during the flu season.
Synonyms preventive preventative protective precautionary
Opposite curative remedial therapeutic
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a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease
रोगनिरोधक दवा या उपाय
- Vaccines are prophylactics.
- The doctor prescribed a prophylactic to prevent the disease from spreading in the hostel.
- Take this tablet as a prophylactic against malaria.
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- The hospital gave nurses a prophylactic before the outbreak.
- Clean water is the best prophylactic against many stomach diseases.
Synonyms preventive precaution safeguard
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proph·y·lac·tic
With ph and y.
ph और y के साथ।
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Keep apart prophylactic (preventing disease) and curative (curing disease) and palliative (reducing pain without curing).
Prophylactic (रोग रोकने वाला), curative (रोग ठीक करने वाला) और palliative (बिना ठीक किए दर्द कम करने वाला) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the prevent words together: prophylactic, preventive, precautionary, protective.
रोकथाम के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: prophylactic, preventive, precautionary, protective।
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'Prevention is better than cure' expresses the prophylactic approach.
कहावत 'Prevention is better than cure' रोगनिरोधी दृष्टिकोण बताती है।