phylacto-, phylact-, phylac-, phylax- (Greek: guard, protect, preserve)
anaphylactic
anaphylaxis
crymophylactic
1. Resistant to low temperatures; said of bacteria or microorganisms.
2. Resistant to cold, said of certain microorganisms which are not destroyed even by freezing temperatures.
phylacagogicphylactery
phylactery
phylactic
phylactocarp
phylactotransfusion
1. A transfusion of blood from a donor who has been immunized by injections of an antigen prepared from microorganisms isolated from the recipient; the recipient then gains passive immunity from the antibodies formed in the donor.
2. Transfusion of blood from a donor previously rendered immune to the disease affecting the recipient.
phylaxin
phylaxiology
phylaxis
prophylactic
prophylactically
prophylaxes (plural)
prophylaxis (singular)
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