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adjective
1.
Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
2.
serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures.
noun
3.
Medicine/Medical. a drug or other substance for preventing disease.
4.
a preventive agent or measure.
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Preventive
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World English Dictionary
| preventive (prɪˈvɛntɪv, prɪˈvɛntətɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | tending or intended to prevent or hinder |
| 2. | med |
| a. tending to prevent disease; prophylactic | |
| b. of or relating to the branch of medicine concerned with prolonging life and preventing disease | |
| 3. | (in Britain) of, relating to, or belonging to the customs and excise service or the coastguard |
| —n | |
| 4. | something that serves to prevent or hinder |
| 5. | med any drug or agent that tends to prevent or protect against disease |
| 6. | another name for contraceptive |
| pre'ventively | |
| —adv | |
| pre'ventiveness | |
| —n | |
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preventive pre·ven·tive (prĭ-věn'tĭv) or pre·ven·ta·tive (-tə-tĭv)
adj.
Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or a disease; prophylactic. n.
A preventive agent or treatment.
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