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(adj) prophylactic, preventive
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
preventive medicine; vaccines are prophylactic; a prophylactic drug
(adj) preventive
tending to prevent or hinder
(noun) contraceptive, contraceptive device, birth control device, prophylactic device, preventive
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
(noun) hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, encumbrance, preventive
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
(noun) preventive, prophylactic
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
the doctor recommended several preventatives