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Meanings of preventive in English
Portuguese
preventivo Spanish
preventivo Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease.
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome.
Catalan
contraceptiu An agent or device intended to prevent conception.
Synonyms
Examples for "contraceptive"
Examples for "contraceptive"
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This week, a new form of contraceptive and fertility treatment in one.
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Myanmar has experienced slowly rising levels of contraceptive use in recent years.
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Rural women in Bangladesh are worried about health consequences of contraceptive use.
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Aim: People with diabetes have contraceptive needs that have been inadequately addressed.
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History of oral contraceptive use was obtained before objective testing for thrombosis.
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IT WAS the contraceptive device that was meant to stop his mum from becoming pregnant.
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A gynaecologist faces possible legal action for inserting an intrauterine contraceptive device without the patient's consent.
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BOOTS the chemist in Dublin is receiving around SO inquiries a day about a new contraceptive device.
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This followed the seizure of a contraceptive device by the Customs, while in transit through the post.
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Essure is a permanent contraceptive device, where two metal coils are inserted into a woman's fallopian tubes.
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Each time Edward and I give ourselves to carnal love, we employ such prophylactic devices as will preclude procreation.
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The IUD as a birth control device goes back to prehistory, practically.
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Essure, approved by U.S. regulators in 2002, is a non-surgical and non-hormonal permanent birth control device for women.
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It is close to settling injury claims over inserted birth control device Essure for more than 1 billion euros.
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What's crucial is that you were not even in puberty, yet you were fitted with a birth control device without your knowledge.
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Ms Camacho, a Catholic like her husband, said she was aware of the church's position but had decided to begin using a birth control device.
Usage of preventive in English
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The observed co-infections suggest common risk factors but also common preventive interventions.
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Taking effective preventive measures is particularly important for control of HFMD infection.
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These findings may help make preventive public health policies in Uyghur communities.
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Tools for synthesizing evidence on preventive interventions can improve public health practice.
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Characterizing patients at higher risk may allow the design of preventive measures.
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Conclusions: The benefit of SRBAL therapy included preventive effects and therapeutic effects.
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Nevertheless, it has proven difficult to establish preventive strategies for several reasons.
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He said the police did as much preventive work as they could.
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Risk assessment informs the preventive approach that must be designed and implemented.
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Knowledge about the need to use preventive therapy for asthma improved significantly.
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So she had taken her preventive measures, and Colum had taken his.
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Antibody-inducing vaccines are a major focus in the preventive HIV vaccine field.
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I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy, she said.
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Daily green tea drinking showed preventive effects on the progression of atherosclerosis.
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This necessitates preventive measures such as endoscopic sclerotherapy, beta-blockade, or surgical procedures.
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Consistent preventive skin care or treatment may reduce the incidence of IAD.
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Translations for preventive
Portuguese
Preventive through the time
Preventive across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common
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