- of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures.
- a drug or other substance for preventing disease.
- a preventive agent or measure.
- tending or intended to prevent or hinder
- med
- tending to prevent disease; prophylactic
- of or relating to the branch of medicine concerned with prolonging life and preventing disease
- (in Britain) of, relating to, or belonging to the customs and excise service or the coastguard
- something that serves to prevent or hinder
- any drug or agent that tends to prevent or protect against disease
- another name for contraceptive
