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nounan agent or device intended to prevent conceptiontype of:
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nounremedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
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adjectivepreventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
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adjectivetending to prevent or hinder
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- permissive not preventive
- dental hygienist someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)
- doctor of public health a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
- dph a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
- magic bullet a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease