Look up: prevention

1. prevention
   [n] - control by preventing the occurrence of something 2. [n] - the act of preventing
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2. prevention
   Activities to provide permanent protection from disasters,including structural measures and measures of land use planning. Category: Management in the public and private sector • all the means setting to work for chattels and persons protection Category: General • all the ste...
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3. Prevention
   Pre·ven'tion noun [ Confer French prévention .] 1. The act of going, or state of being, before. [ Obsolete] « The greater the distance, the greater the prevention .» Bacon. 2. Anticipation; esp., ant...
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4. prevention
   A going before: state of being before: precedence, anticipation, forestalment, preventive, precaution. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. prevention
   bar noun the act of preventing; `there was no bar against leaving`; `money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza`
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6. prevention
   (pre-ven´shun) the keeping of something (such as an illness or injury) from happening. primary prevention the first level of health care, designed to prevent the occurrence of disease and promote health. secondary prevention the second level of health care,...
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7. Prevention
   • (n.) Prejudice; prepossession. • (n.) The act of going, or state of being, before. • (n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. • (n.) Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
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8. prevention
   a going before : state of being before : precedence; anticipation, forestalment, preventive, precaution.
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9. prevention
   prevention 1. An action or actions taken to stop someone from doing something or to prevent something from taking place. 2. An action or measure that makes it impossible or very difficult for someone to do a certain thing, or for something to happen.
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10. prevention
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prē-ven′shŭn Definitions: 1. Action so as to avoid, forestall, or circumvent a happening, conclusion, or phenomenon (disease prevention).
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11. prevention
    In medicine, action taken to decrease the chance of getting a disease or condition. For example, cancer prevention includes avoiding risk factors (such as smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and radiation exposure) and increasing protective factors (such as getting regular physical activity, staying at a healthy weight, and having a healthy diet).
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12. Prevention
    (magazine) `Prevention` is an American healthy lifestyle magazine, started in 1950, and published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The range of subjects includes food, nutrition, workouts, beauty, and cooking. It was founded by J. I. Rodale. It is led curr...
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13. Prevention
    (album) Prevention is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Scottish band De Rosa, released March 2, 2009 through Chemikal Underground and Gargleblast Records. Guitarist Chris Connick states that the album features "ten tracks of misery and place, from Lanarkshire,"...
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