preventive medicine
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- /prɪˈvɛntɪv ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
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medicina preventiva
- While we, as a nation, have a big economic incentive to use preventive medicine.
- preventive medicine and health
Examples
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The medical profession absolutely does get the idea of preventive medicine.
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And, and so I went on to train in preventive medicine to address that part.
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Preventive medicine residents, therefore, typically receive some environmental content in their training.
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The American Board of Preventive Medicine provides board certification in public health and general preventive medicine.
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Thanks to some dazzling advances in preventive medicine and public health.
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In addition to the education system, health programs emphasizing preventive medicine and health education, rather than more expensive curative care, were set up.
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In a world where genomic sequencing is becoming commonplace, this will be very useful for preventive medicine and therapeutic treatments.
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Many health experts agree that adopting a balanced diet is a key aspect of preventive medicine.
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Regular exercise and routine health screenings are vital components of effective preventive medicine.
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Vaccination campaigns are a crucial strategy within preventive medicine to reduce disease outbreaks.
Antonyms
How Preventive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'preventive' (designed to avert disease) and 'medicine' (the medical field); their combination clearly denotes the branch of medicine concerned with prevention. This compositional pattern is common and likely inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase preventive medicine comes from the simple idea of using preventive actions like vaccines and check-ups as part of medicine to stop illness before it starts. So, it means medical care that tries to 'prevent' disease instead of only treating it.