preventive vs remedy

preventive

noun
  • A thing that slows the development of an illness. 

  • A contraceptive, especially a condom. 

adj
  • Carried out to deter military aggression. 

  • Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic. 

  • Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. 

remedy

noun
  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

How often have the words preventive and remedy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )