preventable

preventable
adj.
VERBS
be
become
ADVERB
entirely

These injuries are entirely preventable.

easily
largely
potentially

Many potentially preventable cancers are currently missed.

Preventable is used with these nouns: ↑death, ↑disease, ↑illness

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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