profilaksis

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch prophylactisch (“prophylactic”), from Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “a watching, guarding”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /profiˈlaksis/ [pro.fiˈlak̚.sɪs]
  • Rhymes: -aksis
  • Syllabification: pro‧fi‧lak‧sis

Adjective

profilaksis (comparative lebih profilaksis, superlative paling profilaksis)

  1. (medicine) prophylactic: Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy

Noun

profilaksis (plural profilaksis-profilaksis)

  1. (medicine) prophylactic:
    1. a medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
    2. (figuratively) any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.

Derived terms

  • profilaksis migrain

Further reading

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