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preventive
Preventive; serving to prevent an unwanted event, especially an illness or a problem.
Regelmäßige Zahnarztbesuche sind eine wichtige präventive Maßnahme gegen Karies.
Regular dentist visits are an important preventive measure against tooth decay.
The adjective 'präventiv' (preventive) belongs to the word family of 'die Prävention' (prevention). Both words come from the Latin verb 'praevenire', which means 'to anticipate' or 'to forestall'.
Gute Prävention ist besser als jede Behandlung.
Good prevention is better than any treatment.
'Präventiv' (preventive) is often used in fixed combinations, especially in medical or security-related contexts. Common phrases are 'präventive Maßnahmen' (preventive measures), 'präventiv handeln' (to act preventively), or 'präventiv wirken' (to have a preventive effect).
Die Polizei zeigte präventiv Präsenz an den Bahnhöfen.
The police maintained a preventive presence at the train stations.
The word 'präventiv' (preventive) belongs more to formal written language or technical language, especially in medicine, law, and police contexts.
Der Arzt empfahl eine präventive Untersuchung.
The doctor recommended a preventive examination.
therapeutic
'therapeutisch' and 'präventiv' can both occur in the field of health, but they refer to different points in time and different goals. 'therapeutisch' is used when something is meant to treat or heal an illness or problem. 'präventiv' means that you do something so that a problem does not arise in the first place. The words can be confused because both have to do with medicine, health, or protection. Memory aid: Therapeutic helps when the problem is already there; preventive is meant to stop the problem from happening.
Zu Hause prüft du präventiv die Rauchmelder, damit es im Notfall sicherer ist.
At home, you check the smoke detectors as a preventive measure so that things are safer in an emergency.
Nach der Operation bekommt Herr Becker eine therapeutische Behandlung für sein Knie.
After the operation, Mr. Becker receives therapeutic treatment for his knee.