prophylaxis vs protective

prophylaxis

noun
  • Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. 

  • A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic. 

protective

noun
  • Something that protects. 

  • A condom. 

adj
  • Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something. 

  • Serving or intended to protect. 

How often have the words prophylaxis and protective occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )