Preventive
91preventive medicine — noun (U) medical treatment, advice, and health education that is designed to prevent disease happening rather than cure it …
92preventive dentistry — the branch of dentistry concerned with the prevention of dental disease. It includes dietary counselling, advice on oral hygiene, and the application of fluoride and fissure sealants to the teeth …
93preventive medicine — the branch of medicine whose main aim is the prevention of disease. This is a wide field, in which workers tackle problems ranging from the immunization of persons against infectious diseases, such as diphtheria or whooping cough, to finding… …
94preventive resin restoration — a hybrid between a fissure sealant and a conventional filling that is used to treat early dental caries involving dentine …
95preventive detention — UK / US noun [uncountable] legal British a situation in which someone is kept in prison in order to prevent them from committing more crimes, rather than as a punishment …
96preventive medicine — UK / US noun [uncountable] medical examinations, treatments, advice etc intended to prevent illness or discover it before it becomes serious …
97preventive medicine — /prəvɛntɪv ˈmɛdəsən/ (say pruhventiv meduhsuhn) noun medical strategies and practices designed to prevent the onset of disease …
98preventive maintenance — Maintenance, such as periodic inspection, cleaning, and adjustment intended to prevent system malfunctions …
99preventive immunization — Infection with an antigen to elicit an antibody response that will protect the organism against future infections. Synonym: vaccination …
100preventive justice — The system of measures taken by government with reference to the direct prevention of crime. It generally consists in obliging those persons whom there is probable ground to suspect of future misbehavior to give full assurance to the public that… …