PRECAUTIONARY

precautionary, precautional

(adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; “gave precautionary advice”; “I would take precautionary steps to keep him away”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

precautionary (comparative more precautionary, superlative most precautionary)

Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution

Noun

precautionary (plural precautionaries)

(obsolete) A precaution.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*cau"tion*a*ry, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ASYSTOLE

(noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death


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