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pal·liatiu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • palliative adj Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.

Senses

pal·liatiu is used for these senses in English:

  • palliative (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.

palliative — full definition

  1. adj Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
  2. adj Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.