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palliative in French

palliative in French is palliatif — palliative means serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.

palliative in French

palliatif
adj
(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.

What does "palliative" mean?

  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.
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What is "palliative" in French?

"palliative" in French is palliatif. palliative means: Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.

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