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phylaxis

Syllables: phy·lax·isUK/fɪˈlæksɪs/US/fəˈlæksɪs/

phylaxis noun: protection against infectious disease.

Noun

phylaxis (uncountable)

  1. Protection against infectious disease.

phylaxis meaning in Tamil and Kannada

phylaxis in Tamil

காப்பு, தடுப்பாற்றல், தடுப்பு, நோய்த் தடுப்பாற்றல்

phylaxis in Kannada

ಸೋಕುಕಾಪು, ಸೊಂಕುರಕ್ಷಣೆ

Origin of phylaxis

From Ancient Greek φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “watching, guarding”).

Words formed from phylaxis

Questions about phylaxis

What does phylaxis mean?
Phylaxis means protection against infectious disease.
What is phylaxis in Tamil?
Phylaxis in Tamil is காப்பு, தடுப்பாற்றல், தடுப்பு. See Phylaxis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phylaxis?
Phylaxis is a noun.
How do you pronounce phylaxis?
Phylaxis is pronounced /fɪˈlæksɪs/ (UK).

Words near phylaxis in the dictionary

  1. phylarchies
  2. phylarchs
  3. phylarchus
  4. phylarchy
  5. phylax
  6. phylaxis
  7. phyle
  8. phylectenular
  9. phylembryogenesis
  10. phyles
  11. phyleses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phylaxis (page history and authors); phylaxis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phylaxis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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