preventive treatment

  • 1preventive treatment — prophylactic treatment prophylaxis …

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  • 2preventive treatment — actions done in advance so as to prevent diseases; actions performed so as to detect damages or mishaps early on …

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  • 3rust-preventive treatment — konservavimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Metalų ir jų gaminių apsaugojimas nuo rūdijimo, medienos – nuo puvimo. atitikmenys: angl. rust preventive treatment; wood preservation; wood preservation treatment rus. консервация …

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  • 4Preventive medicine — or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases,[1] (or injuries) rather than curing them or treating their symptoms. The term contrasts in method with curative and palliative medicine, and in scope with public health methods… …

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  • 5Preventive Diplomacy — is action to prevent disputes from arising between parties, to prevent existing disputes from escalating into conflicts and to limit the spread of the latter when they occur. [ UN Secretary General Report Agenda for Peace , 1992… …

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  • 6preventive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ designed to prevent something from occurring. ► NOUN ▪ a preventive medicine or other treatment …

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  • 7preventive medicine — 1. the branch of medical science that deals with prevention of disease. 2. a medication or other agent used for prophylaxis. [1760 70] * * * Efforts toward disease prevention in the community and the individual. It covers patient interviews and… …

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  • 8treatment — Medical or surgical management of a patient. SEE ALSO: therapy, therapeutics. [Fr. traitement (see treat)] active t. a therapeutic substance or course intended to ameliorate the basic disease …

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  • 9preventive — adjective designed to prevent something from occurring. noun a preventive medicine or other treatment. Derivatives preventively adverb …

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  • 10preventive medicine — pre.ventive medicine n [U] medical treatment, advice, and health education that is designed to prevent disease happening rather than cure it …

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