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"money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"nounthe act of preventing
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- action a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- crushing forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- hygiene the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
- stifling forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- suppression forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- preventive preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
- orthodontist a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
- preventative preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
- prophylactic preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
- orthodontics the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth