pre-exposure prophylaxis
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Noun
pre-exposure prophylaxis (uncountable)
- (medicine) A form of prevention, usually medication, that is taken before exposure to a pathogen, preventing development of disease after such exposure.
- Synonym: PrEP
- (especially) A preventative medical regiment of HIV medicines used to protect against HIV seroconversion after an exposure.
- Some doctors will prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis to sexually active people to prevent them from getting HIV/AIDS.
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Coordinate terms
- PEP = post-exposure prophylaxis
- vaccination (idiomatically often coordinate despite that hyponymy might be expected)
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