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Chemoprevention
Medical Definition: | Use of chemotherapeutic agents as the means of preventing the development of a specific disease. (Dorland, 27th ed at chemoprophylaxis) |
Guide Notes: | IM GEN or unspecified only; prefer specific chemother agent /ther use + disease /prev; DF: CHEMOPREV |
Previously Indexed: | specific disease/prevention & control (1966-1995) |
Antibiotic Prophylaxis - Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications. |
Chemoprevention Medical Definitions and Terms
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