chemoprophylaxis
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chemoprophylaxis
[ke″mo-pro″fĭ-lak´sis]prevention of disease by chemical means.
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che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is
(kē'mō-pro'fi-lak'sis),Prevention of disease by the use of chemicals or drugs. See: chemoprevention.
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chemoprophylaxis
(kē′mō-prō′fə-lăk′sĭs, kĕm′ō-)n.
The use of chemicals or drugs to prevent disease, especially infections.
che′mo·pro′phy·lac′tic (-lăk′tĭk) n. & adj.
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chemoprophylaxis
The use of a chemical, usually a therapeutic, to prevent the occurrence of a disease, usually infectious–eg, malaria or TB. Cf Chemoprevention.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is
(kē'mō-prō'fi-lak'sis)Prevention of disease by the use of chemicals or drugs.
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chemoprophylaxis
The use of drugs or antibacterial chemical agents to prevent the development or spread of infectious diseases.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is
(kē'mō-prō'fi-lak'sis)Prevention of disease using chemicals or drugs.
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