Medical Dictionary

immunoprophylaxis

noun im·mu·no·pro·phy·lax·is
\-ˌprō-fə-ˈlak-səs also -ˌpräf-ə-\
plural im·mu·no·pro·phy·lax·es \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS

:  the prevention of disease by the production of active or passive immunity
im·mu·no·pro·phy·lac·tic \-ˈlak-tik\ adjective

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