preventive
Description
Referring to or having to do with actions that are intended to prevent or avoid disease.
Examples of preventive measures include choosing not to smoke, protecting yourself from excessive exposure to sunlight or having surgery to remove organs that may develop cancer.
Also called prophylactic.
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