The swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
prophylactic The word prophylactic means preventive but condoms are sometimes called prophylactics. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 33] Reference
It preys only upon ignorance, and a very moderate amount of knowledge is an almost certain prophylactic against it. From Wordnik.com. [The Fenian Movement] Reference
Giving patients Bactrim (co-trimoxazole) is called prophylactic therapy. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
A new study finds that these "prophylactic" operations do significantly decrease the risk for those cancers. From Wordnik.com. [Study: Prophylactic surgeries protect women] Reference
Bats are actually under a lot of ecological pressure these days, both from encroachment and "prophylactic" extermination. From Wordnik.com. [The mysteries of rabies Boing Boing] Reference
In my own case, I had had two mastectomies, one in 2003, then a "prophylactic" mastectomy in. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Although the Miranda Rule has been described as "prophylactic," the Court has recognized that it is in fact a constitutional rule. From Wordnik.com. [Colloquy : Northwestern University Law Review] Reference
THE CONDOM (also called 'prophylactic', 'rubber', or. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 27] Reference
And he stayed two or three hours; and he used no prophylactic. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference
So Seeger opted for prophylactic surgery to remove her ovaries. From Wordnik.com. [When 'Knowledge' Does Damage] Reference
Charity toward wrong-doing is the best prophylactic against imitation. From Wordnik.com. [Study of Child Life] Reference
In 1915, the State Board of Health purchased 23,000 prophylactic outfits. From Wordnik.com. [Five Lectures on Blindness] Reference
The prophylactic software that was meant to protect the web is less effective. From Wordnik.com. [Is the Internet Broken?] Reference
Some women at high risk of breast cancer are having prophylactic mastectomies. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Prophylactic mastectomy for preventing breast cancer?] Reference
The decision to undergo prophylactic double mastectomy is exceedingly personal. From Wordnik.com. [Knowledge That Can Save You] Reference
Third, prophylactic cleanliness, or the cleanliness that "guards against disease.". From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
If the bug happens to be drug resistant, prophylactic treatment will accomplish nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Tuberculosis: A Deadly Return] Reference
Formerly used in medicine as an antispasmodic and a general prophylactic against disease. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
The rise in prophylactic mastectomies also disturbs some breast-cancer awareness advocates. From Wordnik.com. [No Guarantees] Reference
Tanner will enter Hospital Philadelphia within the next week for prophylactic heart surgery. From Wordnik.com. [Star Surgeon] Reference
Ask your doctor whether a drug designed to prevent headaches (a prophylactic agent) might help. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Don't over-medicate your headache] Reference
In Berkeley, every one of the birth certificates filed in 1917 reported the use of a prophylactic. From Wordnik.com. [Five Lectures on Blindness] Reference
Milton, on the other hand, makes grateful mention of the salutation as a lullaby and prophylactic. From Wordnik.com. [The Customs of Old England] Reference
His method is prophylactic rather than therapeutic, but in point of results he is in a class by himself. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
England, who reposed confidence in a sealed paper, mystically inscribed, as a prophylactic against toothache. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference
According to an old Welsh custom, fighting-cocks were provided with prophylactic amulets before entering the arena. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference
A lime bath once or twice a week, in the absence of all fever, is said to be an excellent hygeian or prophylactic treatment. From Wordnik.com. [Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party] Reference
"Asking the Question" focuses on the importance of teens getting past the awkward encounter of asking the prophylactic question. From Wordnik.com. [Tina Wells: MTV and Eve Ensler Take a New Approach to Teen Sex Issues in the Digital World] Reference
It is to be noted that it is recommended that the prophylactic treatment is to be carried out by some properly instructed person. From Wordnik.com. [Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health] Reference
Under other circumstances he would have sent her on her way, or at least he would have stepped into a drugstore for a prophylactic. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference
More is on the way; two weeks ago Microsoft, Netscape and the Progressive Networks joined together to develop new prophylactic devices. From Wordnik.com. [No Place For Kids?] Reference
The salicylates, when well prepared, are rather dear, and there is as yet no proof that they possess prophylactic powers against malaria. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884] Reference
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