This is the medical term for a treatment given to prevent infection
A) prophylaxis
B) necrotic
C) anaphylaxis
D) anticoagulant
A
Explanation: Any treatment that tends to prevent the onset of an infection or other type of disease is called prophylaxis. The constructed form is written pro/phylaxis, which literally means "protection before."
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