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post-exposure prophylaxis

post-exposure prophylaxis noun: a form of prevention, usually medication, taken after exposure (or probable exposure) to a pathogen, preventing development of disease after such exposure; especially, as against HIV.

Noun

post-exposure prophylaxis (countable and uncountable, plural post-exposure prophylaxes)

  1. A form of prevention, usually medication, taken after exposure (or probable exposure) to a pathogen, preventing development of disease after such exposure; especially, as against HIV.
    • Rape victims should be informed of the option of post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV, in addition to emergency contraception.
    • Post-exposure prophylaxis may be discontinued if the animal involved is a dog or cat that remains healthy..., WHO expert consultation on rabies: first report
    Synonyms:
    PEP

Synonyms of post-exposure prophylaxis

Forms of post-exposure prophylaxis

pluralpost-exposure prophylaxes

Questions about post-exposure prophylaxis

What does post-exposure prophylaxis mean?
Post-exposure prophylaxis means a form of prevention, usually medication, taken after exposure (or probable exposure) to a pathogen, preventing development of disease after such exposure; especially, as against HIV.
What part of speech is post-exposure prophylaxis?
Post-exposure prophylaxis is a noun.
What is the plural of post-exposure prophylaxis?
The plural of post-exposure prophylaxis is post-exposure prophylaxes.

Words near post-exposure prophylaxis in the dictionary

  1. post-entries
  2. post-entry
  3. post-epidemic
  4. post-exilic
  5. post-exposure prophylaxes
  6. post-exposure prophylaxis
  7. post-factual
  8. post-fascism
  9. post-fascist
  10. post-feminism
  11. post-finasteride syndrome

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