| preventive |
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" hindrance: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome tending to prevent or hinder contraceptive: an agent or device intended to prevent conception cautionary: tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
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| preventive medicine |
the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"
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| preventive medicine |
that branch of study and practice which aims at the prevention of disease and the promotion of health.
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| preventive |
Used to prevent disease.
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| preventive mastectomy |
Surgery to remove one or both breasts in order to decrease the risk of developing breast cancer. Also called prophylactic mastectomy.
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