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palliative
pal·li·a·tive P0027200 (păl′ē-ā′tĭv, -ē-ə-tĭv)adj.1. Tending or serving to palliate.2. Alleviating the symptoms of a disease or disorder, especially one that is terminal, when a cure is not available.n. One that palliates, especially a palliative drug or medicine.
pal′li·a′tive·ly adv.palliative (ˈpælɪətɪv) or palliatoryadjserving to palliate; relieving without curingnsomething that palliates, such as a sedative drug or agent ˈpalliatively advpal•li•a•tive (ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪv)
adj. 1. serving to palliate: a palliative medicine. n. 2. something that palliates. [1535–45; < Middle French palliatif] pal′li•a`tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  palliative - remedy that alleviates pain without curingalleviant, alleviatorcurative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | | Adj. | 1. |  palliative - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearalleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatorymoderating - lessening in intensity or strength |
palliativenoun1. drug, painkiller, sedative, tranquillizer, anodyne, analgesic, demulcent, calmative, lenitive Insulin merely acts as a palliative.2. temporary measure, stopgap, temporary expedient The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for their financial troubles.adjective1. soothing, calming, mollifying, anodyne, demulcent, calmative, lenitive, mitigatory the importance of palliative care in hospitalsTranslationspalliativPalliativumpaliativopalliatifpalliativo
palliative
palliative[′pal·ē·əd·iv] (pharmacology) Having a soothing or relieving quality. A drug that soothes or relieves symptoms of a disease. palliative
palliative [pal´e-ah-tiv] 1. giving relief but not curing.2. a drug with this effect.pal·li·a·tive (pal'ē-ă-tiv), Reducing the severity of; denoting the alleviation of symptoms without curing the underlying disease.palliative (păl′ē-ā′tĭv, -ē-ə-tĭv)adj.1. Tending or serving to palliate.2. Alleviating the symptoms of a disease or disorder, especially one that is terminal, when a cure is not available.n. One that palliates, especially a palliative drug or medicine.
pal′li·a′tive·ly adv.palliative adjective Referring to treatment to relieve or ameliorate the symptoms of a painful condition, usually understood to mean of terminal cancer, especially the deep-seated bone pain of metastatic breast cancer.
Pronunciation:
Medspeak-UK: pronounced, PAY lee uh tive.
Medspeak-US: pronounced, PAL ee uh tive.palliative Radiation oncology adjective Referring to treatment to relieve Sx of a disease but not to cure it, especially alleviating painpal·li·a·tive (pal'ē-ă-tiv) Reducing the severity of; denoting the alleviation of symptoms without curing the underlying disease. PalliativeReferring to any type of treatment that is given to relieve the symptoms of a disease rather than to cure it.Mentioned in: Appetite-Enhancing Drugs, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cellpal·li·a·tive (pal'ē-ă-tiv) Reducing the severity of pain or discomfort. palliative
Related to palliative: palliative treatment, Palliative medicineSynonyms for palliativenoun drugSynonyms- drug
- painkiller
- sedative
- tranquillizer
- anodyne
- analgesic
- demulcent
- calmative
- lenitive
noun temporary measureSynonyms- temporary measure
- stopgap
- temporary expedient
adj soothingSynonyms- soothing
- calming
- mollifying
- anodyne
- demulcent
- calmative
- lenitive
- mitigatory
Synonyms for palliativenoun remedy that alleviates pain without curingSynonymsRelated Words- curative
- cure
- therapeutic
- remedy
adj moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearSynonyms- alleviative
- alleviatory
- lenitive
- mitigative
- mitigatory
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