prophylactic
의미: Intended to prevent disease or infection. As a noun, it refers to a preventive medicine, treatment, or device, including, in informal usage, a condom.
In clinical practice, 'prophylactic' is used adjectivally in combinations such as 'prophylactic antibiotics,' 'prophylactic surgery,' and 'prophylactic vaccination.' The related noun 'prophylaxis' denotes the preventive action itself. The term is standard in medical journals and clinical guidelines. In informal American and British English, 'prophylactic' is sometimes used as a euphemism for a condom, though this usage is somewhat dated.
예문
- The surgeon prescribed prophylactic antibiotics to reduce the risk of postoperative infection. 外科医生开具了预防性抗生素以降低术后感染的风险。El cirujano prescribió antibióticos profilácticos para reducir el riesgo de infección postoperatoria.外科医は術後感染のリスクを軽減するために予防的抗菌薬を処方した。외과의는 수술 후 감염 위험을 줄이기 위해 예방적 항생제를 처방하였다.
- Prophylactic mastectomy may be considered by women carrying the BRCA1 gene mutation. 携带BRCA1基因突变的女性可考虑进行预防性乳房切除术。La mastectomía profiláctica puede ser una opción para las mujeres portadoras de la mutación del gen BRCA1.BRCA1遺伝子変異を保有する女性には、予防的乳房切除術が検討される場合がある。BRCA1 유전자 변이를 보유한 여성에게는 예방적 유방절제술이 고려될 수 있다.
- Travellers to malaria-endemic regions are advised to take prophylactic medication before and during their trip. 前往疟疾流行地区的旅行者被建议在出发前和旅途中服用预防性药物。Se aconseja a los viajeros a regiones endémicas de malaria que tomen medicación profiláctica antes y durante el viaje.マラリア流行地域への渡航者には、出発前および渡航中に予防薬を服用するよう勧告されている。말라리아 유행 지역으로의 여행자에게는 출발 전과 여행 중에 예방약을 복용하도록 권고된다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: medical, academic
어조: neutral
기원과 역사
From Greek 'prophylaktikos' (guarding before), from 'pro' (before) and 'phylassein' (to guard). Entered English medical vocabulary in the 16th century.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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