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Definition of Palliative
1. Adjective. Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.
Exact synonyms: Alleviative, Alleviatory, Lenitive, Mitigative, Mitigatory
Similar to: Moderating
Derivative terms: Alleviate, Alleviate, Lenitive, Mitigate, Mitigate, Mitigate, Mitigate, Palliate
Similar to: Moderating
Derivative terms: Alleviate, Alleviate, Lenitive, Mitigate, Mitigate, Mitigate, Mitigate, Palliate
2. Noun. Remedy that alleviates pain without curing.
Exact synonyms: Alleviant, Alleviator
Generic synonyms: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic
Derivative terms: Alleviate, Alleviate
Generic synonyms: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic
Derivative terms: Alleviate, Alleviate
Definition of Palliative
1. a. Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
2. n. That which palliates; a palliative agent.
Definition of Palliative
1. Adjective. (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. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palliative
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Medical Definition of Palliative
1. 1. Affording relief, but not cure. 2. An alleviating medicine. Origin: L. Palliatus = cloaked This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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