Associations to the word «Palliative»
Noun
- Provider
- Diabetes
- Setting
- Option
- Distress
- Procedure
- Consensus
- Focus
- Macdonald
- Reform
- Consultant
- Delivery
- Narrative
- Prevention
- Inmate
- Approach
- Syndrome
- Med
- Drug
- Outcome
- Aim
- Attendant
- Support
- Inflammation
- Measure
- Mortality
- Allocation
- Feeding
- Synonym
- Volunteer
- Paradigm
- Handbook
- Mg
- Removal
- Mobility
- Screening
- Holocaust
- Organization
- Preference
- Association
- Planning
- Anxiety
- Benefit
- Ny
- Paralympic
- Decrease
- Effectiveness
- Rights
- Expertise
- Injection
- Ho
- Organisation
- Acceptance
- Treating
- Bleeding
- Program
- Awareness
- Liver
- Organ
- Bypass
- Integration
- Www
- Seizure
- Abortion
- Advocacy
- Sue
- Profession
- Initiative
- Anthropology
Adjective
Wiktionary
PALLIATIVE, adjective. Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
PALLIATIVE, adjective. (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, noun. (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.
PALLIATIVE CARE, noun. A specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.
Dictionary definition
PALLIATIVE, noun. Remedy that alleviates pain without curing.
PALLIATIVE, adjective. Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.