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- Preventive or Preventative: Is There a Difference? | Merriam-Webster
Preventative means the same thing The question of which one you should choose depends much on your appetite for nit-pickery Of the two, preventive is slightly older, appearing in English at the beginning of the 17th century
- PREVENTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PREVENTIVE definition: 1 intended to stop something before it happens: 2 intended to stop something before it happens… Learn more
- Preventive or preventative? | Britannica Dictionary
There is virtually no difference between preventive and preventative Both words are adjectives that mean, "used to stop something bad from happening " Both words are most often used to talk about health care, in phrases such as these:
- preventive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of preventive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- PREVENTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Preventive medicine (protecting the patient) is being superseded by defensive medicine (protecting the doctor from litigation) Promotive and preventive healthcare interventions are needed to reverse this trend
- Preventive vs. Preventative: Whats the Difference? A Guide . . . - ESLBUZZ
Preventive and preventative medicine both refer to medical practices that aim to prevent disease and promote health There is no difference between the two terms, and they can be used interchangeably
- Preventive - definition of preventive by The Free Dictionary
1 Intended or used to prevent or hinder; acting as an obstacle: preventive measures 2 Carried out to deter expected aggression by hostile forces 3 Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic: preventive medicine; preventive health care
- preventive, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word preventive, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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