Preventive
nounprɪ'vɛntɪv
Adjective
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
“preventive medicine”
tending to prevent or hinder
Similar:PreventativeSee also:Protective
Noun
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Type of:Deviceremedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
Type of:CurativeCureTherapeuticany obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Type of:ObstructorImpedimentImpedimenta
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Similar Words
- Contraceptive
- Preventative
- Prophylactic
- Encumbrance
- Hinderance
- Hindrance
- Hitch
- Incumbrance
- Interference
- Healthful
- Obstructive
- Obviating
- Pre-emptive
- Precautional
- Precautionary