preventive medicine

noun

1. the branch of medical science that deals with prevention of disease.

2. a medication or other agent used for prophylaxis.

preventive medicine

1. A branch of medicine that promotes activities to prevent the occurrence of disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of preventive medicine¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

It's designed to make their hatred of preventive medicine seem "reasonable," but is insincere, as evidenced by the lack of interest in doing anything substantive to improve public health.

From Salon

These approaches align with our work as suicide prevention and preventive medicine researchers, where we study topics at the intersection of race, mental health and physical health promotion.

From Salon

In addition to diagnostics, the NanoGripper could have applications in preventive medicine by blocking viruses from entering and infecting cells, Wang said.

From Science Daily

These guys can carry heartworm, which can be devastating to a dog that hasn’t been treated with preventive medicine.

From Los Angeles Times

Khan is the Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and an associate professor of medicine and preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago and a preventive cardiologist at Northwestern Medicine.

From Science Daily

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