prophylactically

English

Etymology

From prophylactic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

prophylactically (comparative more prophylactically, superlative most prophylactically)

  1. Preventively.
    • 2009 March 30, Pam Belluck, “Cholesterol Drugs May Cut Risk of Clots”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      “I can’t imagine that you would be treating people prophylactically yet,” said Dr. Timothy J. Gardner, the president of the American Heart Association .

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