preventable
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English prevent Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English preventable From prevent + -able.
- Capable of being prevented.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English prevent Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English preventable From prevent + -able.
- Something that can be prevented.
“Nonetheless, we should all like to see fewer of these preventables in our ER and more of that money going to help keep these people safe and healthy.”