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preventive
[pri-ven-tiv]
adjective
Medicine/Medical.of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
serving to prevent or hinder.
preventive measures.
noun
Medicine/Medical.a drug or other substance for preventing disease.
a preventive agent or measure.
preventive
/ ɪˈɛԳɪ /
adjective
tending or intended to prevent or hinder
med
tending to prevent disease; prophylactic
of or relating to the branch of medicine concerned with prolonging life and preventing disease
(in Britain) of, relating to, or belonging to the customs and excise service or the coastguard
noun
something that serves to prevent or hinder
med any drug or agent that tends to prevent or protect against disease
another name for contraceptive
Other Word Forms
- preventively adverb
- preventiveness noun
- nonpreventive adjective
- nonpreventively adverb
- nonpreventiveness noun
- unpreventative adjective
- unpreventive adjective
- unpreventively adverb
- unpreventiveness noun
- ˈԳپԱ noun
- ˈԳپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of preventive1
Example Sentences
He recommends a few lower-cost, specific tests to help personalize medical care and guide preventive strategies that can help flag potential disease risks that most insurance-covered tests do not:
The decision opens the door for insurance companies to start charging full price for the shots, rather than covering them without copays as the law requires for preventive services.
A statement from Alt Bridge added: "Lessons have been learned and additional preventive measures have been introduced by school."
Title X was established to reduce unintended pregnancies and provide related preventive health care.
High-risk individuals, such as infants younger than 1 and pregnant women, may need preventive antibiotics even if they are not showing symptoms, health officials said.
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