Post-exposure prophylaxis
noun
any prophylactic treatment started immediately after exposure to a disease, esp. a virus, which attempts to block or reduce injury or infection; Abbr. PEP
Examples
Post-exposure prophylaxis is a course of antiretroviral drugs.
Usage Note
medicine
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