preventative medicine

noun

medicine given to prevent illness, rather than treat it.

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Meanings

nounpreventative medicine (countable and uncountable, plural preventative medicines)

plural preventative medicines

  1. countableuncountablemedicinemedicine given to prevent illness, rather than treat it.
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“preventative medicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preventative%20medicine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preventative medicine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preventative%20medicine.

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