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Prevalence
- noun - (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
- a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
- the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
Prevenance
- - A going before; anticipation in sequence or order.
Prevenancy
- - The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness.
Prevenient
- adjective - in anticipation
Preventing
- verb - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
Prevention
- noun - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
Preventive
- adjective - an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
- remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
- tending to prevent or hinder
Previewing
- verb - watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
Previously
- adverb - at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"
- Before or earlier