| active prophylaxis | Use of an antigenic (immunogenic) agent to actively stimulate the immunological mechanism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| antibiotic prophylaxis | Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| passive prophylaxis | Use of an antiserum from another person or animal to provide temporary (a week to 10 days) protection against a specific infectious or toxic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical prophylaxis | The administration of chemicals or drugs to members of a community to reduce the number of carriers of a disease and to prevent others contracting the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CNS prophylaxis | Chemotherapy or radiation therapy to the central nervous system (CNS). This is preventative treatment. It is given to kill cancer cells that may be in the brain and spinal cord, even though no cancer has been detected there. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prophylaxis | The prevention of disease, preventive treatment. Origin: Gr. Prophylassein = to keep guard before (18 Nov 1997) |
| dental prophylaxis | Treatment for the prevention of periodontal diseases or other dental diseases by the cleaning of the teeth in the dental office using the procedures of dental scaling and dental polishing. The treatment may include plaque detection, removal of supra- and subgingival plaque and calculus, application of caries-preventing agents, checking of restorations and prostheses and correcting overhanging margins and proximal contours of restorations, and checking for signs of food impaction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute decubitus ulcer | A severe form of bedsore, of neutrophic origin, occurring in hemiplegia or paraplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Aden ulcer | The lesion occurring in cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amputating ulcer | An ulcer encircling a limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomotic ulcer | An ulcer of jejunum, after gastroenterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anti-ulcer agents | Various agents with different action mechanisms used to treat or ameliorate ulcers or irritation of the gastrointestinal tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aphthous ulcer | <gastroenterology> A type of benign mouth ulcer often caused by injury to the mucosal lining of the oral cavity, viral infection or vitamin deficiency. (27 Sep 1997) |
| atonic ulcer | An ulcer that shows little or no tendency to heal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Buruli ulcer | An ulcer of the skin, with widespread necrosis of subcutaneous fat, due to infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans; occurs in Uganda in persons living on the Nile river banks. Origin: Buruli, district in Uganda (05 Mar 2000) |