{"id":41948,"date":"2020-09-17T08:20:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T08:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=41948"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:01:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:01:48","slug":"prophylactic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/prophylactic\/","title":{"rendered":"Prophylactic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An agent that prevents or protects against a disease or condition.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Something that guards from or prevents disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Operating to ward off or protect against a disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Preventive of disease or infection.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Warding off disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A substance which helps to prevent the development of a disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Preventing the spread of disease, as a prophylactic agent. 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