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pathopreventive

pathopreventive adjective: that prevents disease.

Adjective

pathopreventive (comparative more pathopreventive, superlative most pathopreventive)

  1. (rare) That prevents disease.

Forms of pathopreventive

comparativemore pathopreventive
superlativemost pathopreventive
alternative formpatho-preventive

Origin of pathopreventive

From patho- + preventive.

Questions about pathopreventive

What does pathopreventive mean?
Pathopreventive means that prevents disease.
What part of speech is pathopreventive?
Pathopreventive is an adjective.

Words near pathopreventive in the dictionary

  1. pathopoeia
  2. pathopoeic
  3. pathopoiesia
  4. pathopoiesis
  5. pathopoietic
  6. pathopreventive
  7. pathoprogression
  8. pathopsychological
  9. pathopœia
  10. pathos
  11. pathoscore

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