Definition of "preventive medicine" []

• The branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Felitti, head of preventive medicine at Kaiser Permanente, a managed care organization in San Diego, California."
• "Donald J. Carrow, M.D., for his time, friendship, and medical expertise and for his understanding and explanations of preventive medicine and alternative therapies;"