Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

It is better to prevent a disease than to have to cure it. / (idiomatic, by extension) Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.

(rare) Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

So as to prevent or hinder.

(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prevent

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of prevent

plural of preventral

In snakes, any of a set of scales positioned anterior to the ventral scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the paraventral row of dorsal scales on either side of the body.

plural of preventorium

plural of preventorium