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palliative
(redirected from palliatively)

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palliative /pal·li·a·tive/ (pal´e-a″tiv) affording relief; also, a drug that so acts.
pal·li·a·tive (pl-tv, ---tv)
adj.
Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure.
Palliative
Referring to any type of treatment that is given to relieve the symptoms of a disease rather than to cure it.
Mentioned in: Appetite-Enhancing Drugs, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
palliative (pal´ētiv),
n an alleviating measure.
palliative
affording relief; also, a drug that so acts.
palliative
Radiation oncology adjective Referring to treatment to relieve Sx of a disease but not to cure it, especially alleviating pain


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