亚洲网紅露点

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preventive

[ pri-ven-tiv ]

adjective

  1. Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
  2. serving to prevent or hinder:

    preventive measures.



noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. a drug or other substance for preventing disease.
  2. a preventive agent or measure.

preventive

/ 辫谤瑟藞惫蓻苍迟瑟惫 /

adjective

  1. tending or intended to prevent or hinder
  2. med
    1. tending to prevent disease; prophylactic
    2. 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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something that serves to prevent or hinder
  2. med any drug or agent that tends to prevent or protect against disease
  3. another name for contraceptive
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辫谤别藞惫别苍迟颈惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 辫谤别藞惫别苍迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路惫别苍顎僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别路惫别苍顎僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卲谤别路惫别苍顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • non顎叡璋鹇繁贡鸩灶僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • non顎叡璋鹇繁贡鸩灶僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎卲谤别路惫别苍迟顎僡路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卲谤别路惫别苍顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • un顎叡璋鹇繁贡鸩灶僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • un顎叡璋鹇繁贡鸩灶僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of preventive1

First recorded in 1630鈥40; prevent + -ive
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Example Sentences

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While Obama ended the Special Registration program and Biden revoked the Muslim ban, no preventive measures were undertaken to guard against future racist policies and, all too unfortunately, we see the results of that today.

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That reduced appetite, if not overseen properly by a doctor, could cause nutritional deficiencies and leave people with less energy for workouts, says Dr. Martha Gulati, director of preventive cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

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As a result, the center found, many Californians are choosing to delay or forgo healthcare, including some preventive care.

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According to Winslow: 鈥淔uture progress in the reduction of mortality and in the promotion of health and efficiency depends chiefly upon the application of medical science to the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease.鈥

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Even after classes resumed, they were still doing preventive maintenance, such as removing unwieldy trees.

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