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单词 preventive medicine
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preventive medicine

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noun

the branch of medical science that deals with prevention of disease.
a medication or other agent used for prophylaxis.

Origin of preventive medicine

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby preventive medicine

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Cultural definitions for preventive medicine

preventive medicine

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

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for preventive medicine

preventive medicine

n.

The branch of medical science concerned with the prevention of disease and the promotion of physical and mental health through the study of the etiology and epidemiology of disease processes.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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