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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.