preventable

prɪˈvɛntəbəl

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Definition of preventable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

preventioncapable of being stopped or avoided

Many diseases are preventable with proper vaccination..
Accidents are often preventable with caution.
Heart disease is preventable through a healthy lifestyle.

avertable

avoidable

stoppable

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preventable cause

source of harm or loss that can be avoided through actions

Smoking is a major preventable cause of serious disease worldwide.

preventable diseases

illnesses that can be avoided when known protective actions are used

Many childhood deaths come from preventable diseases like measles and diarrhea.

Origin of preventable

Latin, praevenire (to come before)

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avoidable

adj.

preventable

capable of being prevented from happening

lifestyle disease

prevention

disease preventable by lifestyle changes

hepatitis B

liver disease

viral liver infection spread by blood, preventable with a vaccine

avertable

adj.

preventable

possible to prevent through intervention

avoidably

adv.

preventable

in a way that can be prevented

medical error

healthcare

preventable mistake in healthcare that harms or could harm a patient

VPD

acr.

acr: vaccine-preventable disease

disease that can be prevented by vaccines

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French:évitable, ...
German:vermeidbar, ...
Italian:prevenibile, ...
Spanish:evitable, ...
Portuguese:evitável, ...
Chinese:可预防的, ...
Japanese:予防可能, ...
Arabic:قابِل لِلوِقاية, ...
Hebrew:נִיתָּן לִמְנִיעָה, ...
Russian:предотвратимый, ...
Ukrainian:попереджуваний, ...
Hindi:रोकथाम योग्य, ...
Bengali:প্রতিরোধযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:evitable, ...
Czech:preventabilní, ...
Danish:forebyggelig, ...
Dutch:te voorkomen, ...
Greek:αποτρέψιμος, ...
Hungarian:megelőzhető, ...
Khmer:អាចបង្ការ បាន, ...
Korean:예방할 수 있는, ...
Persian:قابل پیشگیری, ...
Polish:do uniknięcia, ...
Portuguese (BR):evitável, ...
Romanian:prevenibil, ...
Swedish:kan förhindras, ...
Thai:ป้องกันได้, ...
Turkish:önlenebilir, ...
Vietnamese:có thể phòng ngừa, ...

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