palliative - Definition from the HOSPITAL topic - MEDICINE

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palliative
noun

pal‧li‧a‧tive See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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[countable]

1 formal something done to make a bad situation seem better, but which does not solve the problem:

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short-term economic palliatives

2MH medical a medical treatment that will not cure an illness but will reduce the pain

—palliative adjective [usually before noun]

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palliative care

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