单词 | preventability |
释义 | > as lemmaspreventaˈbility preventaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > capability of being prevented preventability1851 preventibility1890 1851 Times 10 Dec. 3/2 If we turn to the examination of chronic ailments producing deaths, we may quickly recognize many indications of their preventability. 1883 Nature 19 Apr. 574/2 Knowledge of the Causation or Preventability of some important Disease. 1954 Sci. Monthly Apr. 264/2 Therapy is stressed as most of the diseases discussed do not fall within the range of preventability. 1991 C. Victor Health & Health Care in Later Life (BNC) 48 All these sources of cancer mortality include an element of preventability. < as lemmas |
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