preventive medicine


noun

the branch of medical science that deals with prevention of disease.
a medication or other agent used for prophylaxis.

Origin of preventive medicine

First recorded in 1760–70

Medical definitions for preventive medicine

preventive medicine

n.

The branch of medical science concerned with the prevention of disease and the promotion of physical and mental health through the study of the etiology and epidemiology of disease processes.

Cultural definitions for preventive medicine

preventive medicine

A branch of medicine that promotes activities to prevent the occurrence of disease.