preventative
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4.3
- noun
- /prɪˈvɛntətɪv/
- Specialized
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profilaxis
- They also help before you get the stretch marks, they help as a preventative tool.
Examples
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The public press listed cholera preventatives and gave daily tabulations of cholera deaths, as well as publishing open letters from researchers relating the links between a healthy water supply and cholera eradication.
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I do take a daily preventative, and I also take vitamins.
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You can spray down this crop as a preventative from this.
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And now she's in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy.
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And now she's in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy.
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And that's a consequence of not focusing on preventative medicine, the lifestyle changes, all that kind of stuff.
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It has seizure preventative like components to it, but it's also to control mania.
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They're being very bad at preventative medicine when you're right at the end of the line, swooping in at the last minute with heroic measures.
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Many doctors recommend a daily preventative to help shield against common illnesses.
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Taking a preventative can significantly reduce your risk of developing more serious diseases.
Synonyms
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3.9
Something used to stop a health problem before it happens
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7.9
A medicine or treatment that prevents an illness before it starts
A medicine taken regularly to reduce asthma symptoms
Antonyms
How Preventative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Preventative comes from Latin parts pre- 'before' and venire 'to come', the same root as prevent. That's why a preventative medicine is one you take 'before' illness to stop or slow disease.