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preventive

[pri-ven-tiv] / prɪˈvɛn tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
deterrent
Synonyms


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“Over time the cholesterol builds up and it calcifies,” says Dr. Sadiya Khan, a preventive cardiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Khan, who was not involved in the study, is also Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and an associate professor of cardiology and preventive medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Martha Gulati is a preventive cardiologist and the inaugural director of the Davis Women’s Heart Center at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

India on Saturday ended the preventive detention of prominent Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, freeing him six months after he was held over protests in the Himalayan region.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Wishbone is a little dog with big pretensions. preventive.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner