Prophylactic: alternatives and connections

Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.

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Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.

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Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.

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Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.

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Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.

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Care, heed, or attention.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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Going before; preceding.

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That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for t…

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Alt. of Therapeutical

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The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventi…

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The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventi…

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Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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Going before; preceding.

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One who, or that which, rubs.

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Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from sto…

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The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.

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