Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
secondary prevention
sec·ond·ar·y pre·ven·tion [ sek-uhn-der-ee pri-ven-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Preventive Health Services; Public Health Practice; Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to secondary prevention:
  • A procedure performed to avoid a subsequent occurrence of a disease condition.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Procedures or treatment processes designed to prevent complications (e.g., modifying a drug or surgical procedure to prevent complications).
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The prevention of recurrences or exacerbations of a disease or complications of its therapy.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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