- Look up prevention or
prevent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Prevention may
refer to:
Preventive healthcare,
measures to
prevent diseases or injuries...
- A gybe
preventer,
preventer, or jibe-guard, is a
mechanical device on a
sailing vessel which limits the boom's
ability to
swing unexpectedly across the...
- A
blowout preventer (BOP) (pronounced B-O-P) is a
specialized valve or
similar mechanical device, used to seal,
control and
monitor oil and gas wells...
- vaccine-
preventable disease is an
infectious disease for
which an
effective preventive vaccine exists. If a
person acquires a vaccine-
preventable disease...
-
defensive team (referred to as the
fielding team) is to
prevent batters from
becoming runners, and to
prevent runners advancing around the bases. A run is scored...
- healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the
application of
healthcare measures to
prevent diseases.
Disease and
disability are
affected by
environmental factors...
- name of a
controversial procedure used by
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to
prevent the
capture of
Israeli soldiers by
enemy forces.
According to one version...
- A
Modest Proposal for
Preventing the
Children of Poor
People from
Being a
Burthen to
Their Parents or Country, and for
Making Them
Beneficial to the Publick...
- How to
Prevent the Next
Pandemic is a 2022 book by Bill Gates. In it,
Gates details the COVID-19
pandemic and how to
prevent another pandemic, including...
-
virus (HIV) is a
retrovirus that
attacks the
immune system. It is a
preventable disease. It can be
managed with
treatment and
become a
manageable chronic...
