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Prophylaxis vs Phylaxis - What's the difference?

prophylaxis | phylaxis |

In medicine terms the difference between prophylaxis and phylaxis

is that prophylaxis is prevention of, or protective treatment for disease while phylaxis is protection against infectious disease.

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

    References

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    phylaxis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) Protection against infectious disease.

    • Related terms

    * phylactic