palliative
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- adjective
- /ˈpæl.i.ə.tɪv/
- Specialized
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paliativo
- Training covers early diagnosis, acute oncology, palliative and end-of-life care, and living with and beyond cancer.
- palliative care
- palliative sedation
- palliative treatment
And then we are talking now we are discussing some, some aspects of the problem now are palliative for the situation.
- And then we are talking now we are discussing some, some aspects of the problem now are palliative for the situation.
Examples
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Yet, now other choices, such as palliative care and hospice, are available.
Academic text (2003) -
The first step should be to get you into palliative care and the sooner we begin treatment, the more comfortable we can make this for you, okay?
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Uh, we can help with pain management and some palliative care.
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DOCTOR: With care and palliative care, we can probably keep you comfortable for maybe six months, at the very most.
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The goal of palliative care in health services seems simple enough: make patients comfortable.
Academic text (2001) -
The study took place among a group of primarily older cancer patients who were receiving palliative care.
Academic text (2002) -
Many nursing home social services staff would benefit from regular and ongoing education on palliative care.
Academic text (2006) -
The medical profession has responded to the right-to-die movement with a major expansion of palliative care services.
Academic text (2011) -
There is a disparity in the provision of structured palliative care in cancer and nonmalignant conditions.
Academic text (2012) -
The palliative treatment helped the patient feel more comfortable during the final stages of their illness.
Synonyms
Having a soothing effect on pain or worry
To make pain, suffering, or difficulty less
Making pain or sadness easier to bear
To make pain or a bad situation easier to bear
Causing pain or harm to be less severe
That reduces physical pain, often by using medicine
Antonyms
How Relieving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Palliative comes from the Latin word palliare ('to cloak') and pallium ('cloak'). When something is palliative, it 'cloaks' the problem by easing symptoms without removing the real cause, so it gives temporary relief rather than a cure.