Prophylactic
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. Specifically, a prophylactic condom.
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: Vaccination and other essential preventive services must be delivered close within communities.