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chemoprophylaxis
che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is [ kmō prōfə láksiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
prevention of disease using drugs: the use of chemical agents to prevent disease

che·mo·pro·phy·lac·tic adjective
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