prophylaxis

As nouns the difference between prophylaxis and therapy

is that prophylaxis is (medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease while therapy is treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.

As a verb therapy is

to treat with a therapy.

As a noun prophylaxis

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

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Elimination is a related term of prophylaxis.

As nouns the difference between elimination and prophylaxis

is that elimination is elimination while prophylaxis is (medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between chemotherapy and prophylaxis

is that chemotherapy is (medicine) any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state while prophylaxis is (medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.

As nouns the difference between chemotherapy and prophylaxis

is that chemotherapy is (medicine) any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state while prophylaxis is (medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.

As nouns the difference between chemoprophylaxis and prophylaxis

is that chemoprophylaxis is chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs while prophylaxis is (medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.

As a verb vaccine

is .

As a noun prophylaxis is

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

As nouns the difference between anaphylaxis and prophylaxis

is that anaphylaxis is extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug while prophylaxis is prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.

As nouns the difference between prophylaxis and preventative

is that prophylaxis is (medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease while preventative is .

As an adjective preventative is

.

In medicine terms the difference between prophylaxis and prognosis

is that prophylaxis is prevention of, or protective treatment for disease while prognosis is a forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge.

As nouns the difference between precaution and prophylaxis

is that precaution is precaution while prophylaxis is (medicine) prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.