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fluoroprophylaxis

fluoroprophylaxis noun: dental prophylaxis by means of fluoride.

Noun

fluoroprophylaxis (uncountable)

  1. Dental prophylaxis by means of fluoride.

Origin of fluoroprophylaxis

From fluoro- + prophylaxis.

Questions about fluoroprophylaxis

What does fluoroprophylaxis mean?
Fluoroprophylaxis means dental prophylaxis by means of fluoride.
What part of speech is fluoroprophylaxis?
Fluoroprophylaxis is a noun.

Words near fluoroprophylaxis in the dictionary

  1. fluoropolymers
  2. fluoroprobe
  3. fluoroprobes
  4. fluoroproline
  5. fluoroprolines
  6. fluoroprophylaxis
  7. fluoroprotein
  8. fluoroproteins
  9. fluoroptic
  10. fluoropyridine
  11. fluoropyridines

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