prevarication
— Noun
– English
～ a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
prevaricator
— Noun
– English
～ a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
prevenient
— Adjective
– English
～ in anticipation
prevent
— Verb
– English
～ stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
prevent
— Verb
– English
～ keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
preventable
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of being prevented; "conscious of preventable human suffering"- A.L.Guerard
preventative
— Noun
– English
～ an agent or device intended to prevent conception
preventative
— Noun
– English
～ any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventative
— Noun
– English
～ remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
preventative
— Adjective
– English
～ tending to prevent or hinder
preventative
— Adjective
– English
～ preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
prevention
— Noun
– English
～ the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
preventive medicine
— Noun
– English
～ the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"
preventive attack
— Noun
– English
～ a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
preventive
— Noun
– English
～ any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventive
— Noun
– English
～ an agent or device intended to prevent conception
preventive
— Noun
– English
～ remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
preventive
— Adjective
– English
～ preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
preventive
— Adjective
– English
～ tending to prevent or hinder
placenta previa
— Noun
– English
～ pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary