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preventive medicine

pre·ven·tive med·i·cine
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pri-ven-tiv med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n]
    • /prɪˈvɛn tɪv ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pri-ven-tiv med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n]
    • /prɪˈvɛn tɪv ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən/

Definitions of preventive medicine words

  • noun preventive medicine the branch of medical science that deals with prevention of disease. 1
  • noun preventive medicine a medication or other agent used for prophylaxis. 1
  • noun preventive medicine care for sb healthy 1
  • noun preventive medicine medical techniques and treatments intended to prevent disease before it happens, rather than curing it 0
See all 4 definitions of preventive medicine

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Origin of preventive medicine

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Preventive medicine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Preventive medicine

preventive medicine popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for preventive medicine

noun preventive medicine

  • barrier method — Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.
  • contraceptive — A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
  • diaphragm — Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.
  • health care — the field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.
  • hormone — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
All 9 Synonyms of preventive medicine

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