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preventive - Dictionary definition and meaning for word preventive
Definition
(noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
Definition
(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Definition
(noun) an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Definition
(adj) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
Definition
(adj) tending to prevent or hinder
(noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
Synonyms :
preventative
,
prophylactic
Example Sentence
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
Definition
(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Definition
(noun) an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Synonyms :
birth control device
,
contraceptive
,
contraceptive device
,
preventative
,
prophylactic device
Definition
(adj) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
Synonyms :
preventative
,
prophylactic
Example Sentence
- preventive medicine
- vaccines are prophylactic
- a prophylactic drug
Definition
(adj) tending to prevent or hinder
Synonyms :
preventative