profilassi

Italiano · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

profilassi

  • /profiˈlassi/

Where it comes from

dal greco προϕύλαξις( cioè "prevenzione") che deriva da προϕυλάσσω ossia "premunire, preservare"

noun

  1. insieme di norme e di metodi per evitare o prevenire il diffondersi di malattie

Similar: prevenzione, medicina preventiva

Thesaurus

In English

  • prophylaxis prevention of, or protective treatment for disease

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"profilassi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/profilassi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

profilassi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/profilassi

Chicago

"profilassi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/profilassi.

BibTeX
@misc{profilassi_2026,
  title = {profilassi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/profilassi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}