preventive
adjective
of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
preventative
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a variation of
preventive.
Example Sentences
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As another, he said the new rules could penalize immigrant families for accessing basic, preventative healthcare that actually helps control the broader public cost of illness to localities and states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Dognosis says it aims to improve "proactive and preventative medicine" while boosting "human-canine communication".
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We believe we are in the early innings of addressing a large and expanding market opportunity that begins with wearables and extends into preventative healthcare,” Oura said in the filing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The market’s ebullient response may suggest that some traders misunderstood the vaccine as a preventative treatment, they write, and Moderna may still not reach profitability until 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
‘Maybe, but I can try to make it better. I guess Leo would say I’m acting like a mechanic, doing preventative maintenance.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
