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capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" protective remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" healthful tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze protective contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse |
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