alleviate
(redirected from alleviated)Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus.
alleviate
[ah-le´ve-āt]to cause the lessening or disappearance of a patient's problem.
alleviate
verb A popular, non-medical term meaning to reduce pain or provide comfort. Medical equivalents include: relieve, palliate, ameliorate.alleviate
(ă-lē′vē-āt″) [L. alleviare, to lighten]To lessen the effect of.
alleviation (-lē″vē-ā′shŏn) Alleviate
To make something easier to be endured.
Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied