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予防医学 (よぼういがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

予よ防ぼう医い学がく

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Meanings

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noun

preventive medicine; prophylactic medicine

Refers to the medical field focused on disease prevention, including vaccination, health screenings, and lifestyle guidance.

予よ防ぼう医い学がくの観かん点てんから、定てい期き的てきな健けん康こう診しん断だんが推すい奨しょうされています。
From the perspective of preventive medicine, regular health checkups are recommended.

彼かれは予よ防ぼう医い学がくを専せん門もんとする医い師しです。

He is a doctor specializing in preventive medicine.

Kanji

予beforehand, previous, myself
防ward off, defend, protect
医doctor, medicine
学study, learning, science

Similar words

公こう衆しゅう衛えい生せい
公衆衛生 is public health, a broader field that includes preventive medicine but also covers sanitation, epidemiology, and health policy.
治ち療りょう医い学がく
治療医学 is curative medicine, focusing on treating existing diseases, in contrast to the preventive approach of 予防医学.

Etymology

Compound of 予防 (prevention) and 医学 (medical science). The term is a direct conceptual borrowing from Western preventive medicine, established in modern Japanese medical terminology.