preventive
预防
definition
noun
But don't expect that to stop drug companies from hyping their cholesterol lowering products as preventives for breast cancer.
a medicine or other treatment designed to stop disease or ill health from occurring.
adjective
preventive medicine
designed to keep something undesirable such as illness, harm, or accidents from occurring.
example
The one area of food writing that remained substantially the same was that concerned with books addressing diet as 'preventive' .
In fact, to be most effective, feverfew should be used on a regular basis as a 'preventive' .
As family physicians, we're supposed to be experts in the area of 'preventive' medicine.
He had a varied and successful career in public health, where a particular interest was 'preventive' medicine.
Health authorities initiated 'preventive' measures to prevent infectious diseases, if any.
Of course a wedding is no guarantee one won't leave in the future, but it can be a 'preventive' .
Until recently there were only two kinds of medical activity: 'preventive' and curative.
For a period of time, a lot of people took this as theoretically a heart disease 'preventive' .
The effect of 'preventive' measures on the incidence of ankle sprains.
It is now available homeopathically and in various preparations as an asthma 'preventive' .
For years, businesses have sold shark cartilage as a cancer cure or 'preventive' .
Active tuberculosis must be excluded before beginning 'preventive' therapy.
Wider community education is required as a primary 'preventive' measure.
Once errors are recognised their causes must be analysed so that 'preventive' measures can be applied.
We are entering a new era in 'preventive' medicine, which focuses on diet as a means to health.
Soldiers must take 'preventive' measures and be trained to detect signs of illness in colleagues.
Hop Sing had told him how effective they could be as a 'preventive' against disease.
Are we sure that the balance sheet of 'preventive' activity really offers more good than harm?
Take half a cup of feverfew tea every hour at the first sign of migraine attack or tension, or one cup every morning as a 'preventive' .
In addition, an aspirin a day may be an excellent 'preventive' for those at risk of a heart attack.
Hence the antibiotic may be useful as a 'preventive' as well as a treatment.
The world's best nausea 'preventive' , ginger also is useful in treating arthritis.
In some countries, junior students provided 'preventive' health care directly to underserved populations.
However, the efficacy of 'preventive' therapy in this group has not been demonstrated.
One dose can often bring instant relief, and you can take these herbs every day as a 'preventive' .
He took his discharge there and worked in a mission hospital, an experience that led him to take up 'preventive' medicine.
You will not become addicted to 'preventive' medicines for asthma, even if you use them for many years.
Lord Justice May said the police were entitled to take 'preventive' measures to avoid breaches of the peace.
There are some important 'preventive' measures that can be done to avoid a recurrent stroke.
Now the cheapest drug in the pharmacy appears to be gaining ground as a major cancer 'preventive' .
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