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Forestallment vs Prophylaxis - What's the difference?

forestallment | prophylaxis | Related terms |

Forestallment is a related term of prophylaxis.


As a noun prophylaxis is

(medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.

forestallment

Not English

Forestallment has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'forestallment':

forejudgment, forejudgement

prophylaxis

English

(wikipedia prophylaxis)

Noun

(prophylaxes)
  • (medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
  • (chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.

    • Derived terms

    * prophylactic

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