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| 1. | [ adjective ] (medicine) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | |
| Synonyms: | prophylactic preventative | |
| Examples: | "preventive medicine" "vaccines are prophylactic" "a prophylactic drug" |
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| Related terms: | healthful | |
| 2. | [ noun ] any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | |
| Synonyms: | hitch preventative encumbrance incumbrance interference hindrance | |
| Related terms: | obstruction clog speed_bump impede | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease | |
| Synonyms: | prophylactic preventative | |
| Examples: | "the doctor recommended several preventatives" |
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| Related terms: | remedy | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] tending to prevent or hinder | |
| Synonyms: | preventative | |
| Related terms: | permissive blockading clogging frustrating precautionary deterrent preemptive prohibitive preclusive protective | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] tending to ward off | |
| Synonyms: | prophylactic cautionary | |
| Examples: | "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze |
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| Related terms: | protective | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (sexuality) an agent or device intended to prevent conception | |
| Synonyms: | contraceptive contraceptive_device prophylactic_device birth_control_device preventative | |
| Related terms: | device coil pill diaphragm loop intrauterine_device condom morning-after_pill spermicide cervical_cap | |
| Similar spelling: |
preventative prevent prevention prevenient preventable Proventil provenance propene privine Province Provencio Provence Provance provincial provender propensity |
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