immunoprophylaxis

noun

The prevention of disease by administration of vaccines.

Scrabble 38

Meanings

nounimmunoprophylaxis (countable and uncountable, plural immunoprophylaxes)

plural immunoprophylaxes

  1. countableuncountableimmunologyThe prevention of disease by administration of vaccines.

Origin

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immunoprophylaxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoprophylaxis

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“immunoprophylaxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoprophylaxis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunoprophylaxis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunoprophylaxis.

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