- Look up prevention or
prevent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Prevention may
refer to:
Preventive healthcare,
measures to
prevent diseases or injuries...
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PReVENT is a
European automotive industry activity co-funded by the
European Commission to
contribute to road
safety by
developing and
demonstrating preventive...
- 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...
- vaccine-
preventable disease is an
infectious disease for
which an
effective preventive vaccine exists. If a
person acquires a vaccine-
preventable disease...
- 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...
- HMS
Preventer (Z265) was a net
laying ship for the
Royal Navy
during the
Second World War
acquired from the
United States Navy in
September 1944 via Lend-Lease...
- "'No Way to
Prevent This,' Says Only
Nation Where This
Regularly Happens" is the
title of a
series of
articles perennially published by the
American news...
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Preventable causes of
death are
causes of
death related to risk
factors which could have been avoided. The
World Health Organization has traditionally...
-
slogan "Smokey Says – Care Will
Prevent 9 out of 10
Forest Fires". His
slogan changed to "Remember... Only YOU Can
Prevent Forest Fires" in 1947 and was...
- of
preventing disease or infection. Antibiotics, for example, may be
administered to
patients with
disorders of
immune system function to
prevent bacterial...
