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Palliative - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective palliative

is serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.

As a noun palliative

is something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

palliative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
  • (medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

    • Synonyms

    * (medicine)

    Coordinate terms

    * (medicine) analgesic, lenitive

    Related terms

    * palliate * palliation

    See also

    * (Palliative care)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.
    • The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives .

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.