prophylaxis

They must be approached by what physicians call prophylaxis—that is, by methods of sanitation and prevention.

Undoubtedly the most important phase of it is in prophylaxis.

Prophylaxis of the habit is an ethical question that we can scarcely do justice to here.

Long-named organizations exist for moral prophylaxis and for the prevention of cruelty to children and animals.

But, surely, one day science will succeed in doing so; that will be chiefly through prophylaxis and rational hygiene.