preventative medicine

collocation in English

meaningsofpreventiveandmedicine

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preventive
adjective[before noun]
uk
/prɪˈven.tɪv/us
/prɪˈven.t̬ɪv/
intended to stop something before ...
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medicine
noun
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
treatment for illness or injury, or the study ...
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(Definition ofpreventiveandmedicinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some interventions, such aspreventativemedicine, could straddle the line between enhancement and therapy.
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Let us have a system ofpreventativemedicine.
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In other words, he was looking atpreventativemedicine.
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Preventativemedicineis becoming better understood.
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Finally,preventativemedicinebecame a new focus.
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The junior instructional centre is not a system ofpreventativemedicineat all.
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She also worked onpreventativemedicinewith pregnant women.
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How can the primary health services be developed and strengthened to providepreventativemedicine—a cost-effective process?
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He frequently lectures and gives speeches onpreventativemedicineand high performance training.
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She made many house calls, teaching the people about nutrition, sanitation, andpreventativemedicine.
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The shoulder-strengthening exercises act aspreventativemedicinefor pitchers especially.
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Additionally, these treatment drugs must be weighed against the cost of alternative treatments orpreventativemedicine.
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The community dental service also has an important role in health education, inpreventativemedicine and the epidemiological monitoring of dental health changes.
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That is goodpreventativemedicineand money well spent, as serious complications can take months in hospital to put right once a condition takes hold.
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The district health authorities are charged with all responsibilities for public health, especiallypreventativemedicine, health education and so on, which is an important part of their task.
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Between 1867 and 1871 he produced a book onpreventativemedicineand two textbooks on medical jurisprudence.
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Their emphasis from the first on public health, and on the links with poverty, has been admirable, and has given the concept ofpreventativemedicinea much-needed boost.
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During weekend assemblies, physicians are periodically invited to speak on various aspects ofpreventativemedicineand to raise awareness on common conditions.
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In particular, the late 1950s showed an increasing focus on health delivery systems, risk factors, and more areas forpreventativemedicineto intervene.
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Its mission is to educate fighters on the benefits of natural andpreventativemedicine, including the reduction or elimination of the trauma induced effects of combat sport.
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