Meaning of PALLIATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'palee`eytiv
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- [n] remedy that alleviates pain without curing
- [adj] moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
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| | Synonyms: | | alleviant, alleviative, alleviator, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, moderating |
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| | See Also: | | curative, cure, remedy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pal"li*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.]
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
\Pal"li*a*tive\, n.
That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott.
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| | Definition: | | Treatment undertaken not to cure but to improve a problem or condition. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - Noun: something aimed at relieving symptoms.
- Adjective: describes a therapy aimed at relieving the symptoms of a condition; for incurable conditions (such as some cancers), pallitative therapy (such as administering pain relief) is the primary medical treatment a patient receives.
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