Medical Terminology / Unit 8 MedTerm 0489 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-phylaxis: Protection
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The idea
The suffix phylaxis names protection or guarding against what its root identifies.
In practice
Prophylaxis is a measure taken to protect against disease before it occurs.
Where people slip
Phylaxis names protection. A prefix on it can reverse that sense entirely.
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