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preventive: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"; preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"; tending to prevent or hinder

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prophylaxis collapse: the prevention of disease

hygiene collapse: the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health; a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"

sanitation collapse: making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing; the state of being clean and conducive to health

guarding collapse

epidemiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

sheltering collapse

counterirritant collapse: a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

ethnocentric collapse: centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own

defensive collapse: an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'); intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"; attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing; serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting; "defensive fortifications"; "defensive dikes to protect against floods"

antidote collapse: a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

holy war collapse

shielding collapse: the act of shielding from harm; a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay; shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference

inhibitive collapse

preclusive collapse: made impossible

excluding collapse

protective collapse: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

discouraging collapse: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"; expressing disapproval

internal medicine collapse: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

custodial collapse: providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"

precaution collapse: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"; the trait of practicing caution in advance

steps collapse: the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home"

parental collapse: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"; designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

neutralizer collapse

separative collapse: (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"; used of an accent in Hebrew orthography; indicates that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it

safeguard collapse: make safe; escort safely

restrictive collapse: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports; serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

suppressive collapse: tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

prohibitive collapse: tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"

repressive collapse

safekeeping collapse

selective collapse: tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown; characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"

tutelary collapse

snobbish collapse

deterrent collapse: tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"

watchful collapse

lightning rod collapse: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

palladium collapse: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

seat belt collapse: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

windshield collapse: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

guardrail collapse

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