preventative

pre·ven·tive

P0549800 (prĭ-vĕn′tĭv) also pre·ven·ta·tive (-tə-tĭv)adj.1. Intended or used to prevent or hinder; acting as an obstacle: preventive measures.2. Carried out to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.3. Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic: preventive medicine; preventive health care.n.1. Something that prevents; an obstacle.2. Something that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease.

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pre·ven′tive·ly adv.pre·ven′tive·ness n.

preventative

(prɪˈvɛntətɪv) adj another form of preventive

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preventative - remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"preventive, prophylacticcurative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
	2.	preventative - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensomehinderance, hindrance, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference, hitchclog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstructionimpedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficultspeed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
	3.	preventative - an agent or device intended to prevent conceptionbirth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, preventivecervical cap - a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoacoil - a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's wombcondom, prophylactic, safe, rubber, safety - contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercoursedevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"contraceptive diaphragm, pessary, diaphragm - a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervixintrauterine device, IUD - contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterusmorning-after pill - a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incestanovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conceptionspermatocide, spermicide - a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa
Adj.	1.	preventative - tending to prevent or hinderpreventiveprotective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"
	2.	preventative - preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"preventive, prophylactichealthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"

preventative

adjective1. Intended to prevent:deterrent, preclusive, preventive.2. Defending against disease:preventive, prophylactic, protective.

Translations

medicinale preventivomisura di prevenzione