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