- chemoprophylaxes
- n. prevention of disease using chemical substances
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
chemoprophylaxis — [kē′mōprō΄fə lak′sis, kem΄ōprō΄fə laks′is] n. pl. chemoprophylaxes [kē′mo prō′fə laks′ēz΄] the prevention of disease by the use of chemical drugs chemoprophylactic [kē΄mō prō΄fəlak′tik, kem΄ō prō΄fəlak′tik] adj … English World dictionary
chemoprophylaxis — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun (plural chemoprophylaxes) Etymology: chem + prophylaxis : the prevention of infectious disease by the use of chemical agents … Useful english dictionary