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Preventer meaning
One who, or that which, prevents. | An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe. | Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.
Example sentences (8)
National Asthma Council Australia director and respiratory physician, Professor Peter Wark, said "the most likely reason he had a severe and life-threatening episode of asthma was that he wasn't using his preventer".
However, a recent Swedish study monitoring nearly 400,000 asthma patients found that a third overused their reliever while one in four hadn’t collected a single prescription for their preventer inhaler during the same period.
He said asthma is broadly "under appreciated" as a potentially fatal condition, by patients and doctors alike, and stressed the importance of an asthma action plan, correct use of preventer medication, and monthly check-ups.
Sales were led by Lyrica, breast cancer drug Ibrance, the Prevnar 13 vaccine against pneumococcal infections and stroke preventer Eliquis.
Take your prescribed preventer medicine to soothe your irritated airways so you're less likely to react to the pollen trigger.
A preventer can be rigged to reduce danger and damage from accidental jibes.
It is held to be not only a cure for physical ailments but a preventer of sickness.
One term for this role is “dispute preventer”.