Preventive
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. Carried out to deter military aggression. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to. A thing that slows the development of an illness. A contraceptive, especially a condom.
Example sentence: I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.
Healthful
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: beneficial to health of body or mind