Also means
precautionary
Usage Note
Preventivo is used in medical, legal, and safety contexts: medicina preventiva (preventive medicine), prisión preventiva (pre-trial detention / remand). The feminine form is preventiva. In law, detención preventiva specifically refers to detention before trial, not as punishment.
Examples
"El médico recomendó un chequeo preventivo anual."
Natural Translation
The doctor recommended an annual preventive check-up.

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