alleviative

al·le·vi·a·tive

A0210200 (ə-lē′vē-ā′tĭv) also al·le·vi·a·to·ry (-ə-tôr′ē)adj. Reducing pain or severity; palliative: alleviative treatment for an incurable disease.

alleviative

any substance that alleviates a condition of disease or illness.See also: Remedies

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Adj.

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alleviative - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearalleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliativemoderating - lessening in intensity or strength