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PROPHYLAC'TIC
PROPHYLAC'TICAL, adjective [Gr. to prevent, to guard against; to preserve.]
In medicine, preventive; defending from disease.
PROPHYLAC'TIC, noun A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
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