Associations to the word «Palliation»
Noun
- Rigor
- Hospice
- Obstruction
- Excuse
- Chemotherapy
- Willingness
- Vomiting
- Symptom
- Cure
- Cancer
- Therapy
- Justification
- Tumor
- Guilt
- Radiation
- Patient
- Surgery
- Slavery
- Pain
- Offense
- Treatment
- Relief
- Liver
- Evil
- Prevention
- Diagnosis
- Comfort
- Conduct
- Bone
- Disease
- Breast
- Slave
- Crime
- Passion
- Care
- Opinion
- Condition
- Nothing
- Focus
- Upper
- Management
- Candidate
- Technique
- Principle
- Measure
Adverb
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Wiktionary
PALLIATION, noun. The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
Dictionary definition
PALLIATION, noun. Easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause.
PALLIATION, noun. To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
Wise words
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