Top Preventive Quotes

William Foege

Behind the words

A new way to see preventive.

Different voices, different experiences, a shared theme. Take a moment to find the words that resonate with you.

A moment to reflect

Which idea here would you like to carry into your day?

The meaning of preventive

(a.) Going before; preceding.

(a.) Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease.

(n.) That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.