Main entry: condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety
Definition: contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Main entry: preventative, preventive, prophylactic
Definition: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
Usage: the doctor recommended several preventatives
Main entry: prophylactic, preventative, preventive
Definition: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
Usage: preventive medicine; vaccines are prophylactic; a prophylactic drug
Main entry: prophylactic, cautionary
Definition: warding off
Usage: the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples- Victor Schultze
Main entry: prophylactic, contraceptive, antifertility
Definition: capable of preventing conception or impregnation
Usage: contraceptive devices and medications