prophylactic
પ્રોફીલેક્ટીક
definition
noun
I took malaria prophylactics
a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease.
adjective
prophylactic measures
intended to prevent disease.
translation of 'prophylactic'
રોગનિરોધક
example
For the prediction of use of cancer screening and of 'prophylactic' surgery, we intended to use logistic regression modeling, but it was not possible.
Fear is never a good reason to take unnecessary medication, and in this case taking the drug as a 'prophylactic' could cause much more harm than good.
Preventive or 'prophylactic' therapy is helpful in most of the cases and requires a small dose of antibiotic, which is generally given at bed time for prolonged periods of 6 to 12 months.
Their susceptibility to ten antibiotics used in curative or 'prophylactic' treatment was measured.
In animal experiments and observational research, vitamin E, a potent antioxidant, looks promising as a 'prophylactic' against cardiovascular disease and cancer, but short term clinical trials have been disappointing.
Although some of these illnesses can be prevented by vaccines or 'prophylactic' measures, proper sanitation and personal cleanliness are vital to disease prevention.
It is an anti-oestrogen widely used in the adjuvant therapy of breast cancer and is also used as a 'prophylactic' to prevent the disease in high-risk women.
In other words, there's very slight blockage and they want to take a preventative move, 'prophylactic' heart surgery.
Prescribing of drugs for Alzheimer's disease and 'prophylactic' extraction of wisdom teeth showed trends consistent with, but not obviously a consequence of, the guidance.
Like a 'prophylactic' , it prevents certain bad things from happening while preserving most of the benefits of interaction.
And I would not advise taking immune-stimulating herbs as a 'prophylactic' measure.
Better preventive and 'prophylactic' strategies will be needed until newer antibiotics become available and the sanitation and hygiene in developing countries improve.
Given that cluster of information, we decided that it was prudent to evaluate all of the employees in that building to see if anyone else had been exposed and to offer protection using 'prophylactic' antibiotics.
Personally, I am less and less persuaded by 'prophylactic' arguments directed at teenage wisdom.
The high prevalence of the virus is reflected in the increasing cost of treatment for those affected and of 'prophylactic' treatment to prevent its spread from mothers to unborn babies.
If these measures are unsuccessful, 'prophylactic' treatment may be needed to prevent migraines.
We see a substitution by a ‘truer’ double, but this 'prophylactic' system is also haunted by uncertainty.
The role of traditional risk factors and 'prophylactic' measures in air travel-related venous thromboembolism needs further investigation.
Healthcare spending is not promotable as a goal in itself and such spending, except in its preventive or 'prophylactic' aspect, is unrelated to good health, a promotable goal.
Nitrates and calcium channel blocking drugs can be tried taken sublingually for episodes of pain or orally and regularly as a 'prophylactic' .
It instead violates a 'prophylactic' rule intended to help discipline police and deter coerced confessions.
These lesions, being visible during eye examinations, are often considered for 'prophylactic' therapy in an attempt to prevent retinal detachment.
Other studies conclude that 'prophylactic' colonic resection cannot prevent recurrent disease and its complications.
Quinine, as well as being used as a 'prophylactic' against malaria, was also considered to be an appetite stimulant and a more general antidote to fever.
The biggest Y2K doomsayers were the computer consultants who raked in big bucks peddling 'prophylactic' programming.
Under these conditions antibiotics are given as a 'prophylactic' because there is the reasonable expectation disease would occur if no action was taken.
Hopefully, a successful strike will inspire other groups of workers to undertake similar 'prophylactic' action.
Its use as a 'prophylactic' , especially in cardiac surgery, may increase.
A favourable climate makes Bankya suitable for year-round spa treatment, as well as for general 'prophylactics' .
The machines will dispense the 'prophylactics' at a price of one yuan apiece, and it is hoped that they will prove an effective tool against the nation's HIV epidemic.
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