Preventive
11Préventive — Prévention La prévention est une attitude et/ou l ensemble de mesures à prendre pour éviter qu une situation (sociale, environnementale, économique..) ne se dégrade, ou qu un accident, une épidémie ou une maladie ne survienne. Elle… …
12preventive — SYN: prophylactic (1). [L. prae venio, pp. ventus, to come before, prevent] * * * pre·ven·tive vent iv n something (as a drug) used to prevent disease preventive adj devoted to or concerned with the prevention of disease <preventive drug… …
13préventive — ● préventif, préventive adjectif (latin praeventum, de praevenire, devancer) Qui est destiné à prévenir, à empêcher un mal, une maladie, etc., de se produire : Traitement préventif. ● préventif, préventive (expressions) adjectif (latin praeventum …
14preventive — pre|vent|ive [prıˈventıv] adj also preventative [only before noun] intended to stop something you do not want to happen, such as illness, from happening ▪ preventive health programs preventive action/measure ▪ While travelling abroad, take… …
15preventive — pre|ven|tive [ prı ventıv ] adjective done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem: preventive care/drugs/examinations preventive measures: Water shortages will become acute unless preventive measures are taken now …
16preventive — [[t]prɪve̱ntɪv[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Preventive actions are intended to help prevent things such as disease or crime. Too much is spent on expensive curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine... People accused the ministry of failing… …
17preventive — also preventative adjective (only before noun) intended to prevent something you do not want to happen, such as illness, or crime: preventive health programs | preventive actions/measures (=actions intended to stop something happening or a… …
18preventive — UK [prɪˈventɪv] / US adjective done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem preventive care/drugs/examinations preventive measures: Water shortages will become acute unless preventive measures are taken now …
19preventive — pre•ven•tive [[t]prɪˈvɛn tɪv[/t]] also pre•vent•a•tive [[t] tə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures[/ex] 2) concerned with prevention, as of disease: preventive medicine[/ex] 3) med a drug or other substance for… …
20preventive — preventively, adv. preventiveness, n. /pri ven tiv/, adj. 1. Med. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic. 2. serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures. n. 3. Med. a drug or other substance for preventing… …
