Associations to the word «Palliative»
Noun
- Hospice
- Respite
- Care
- Rehabilitation
- Cure
- Medicine
- Cancer
- Treatment
- Therapy
- Surgery
- Pain
- Physician
- Illness
- Patient
- Assessment
- Relief
- Definition
- Health
- Chemotherapy
- Management
- Neurology
- Service
- Morphine
- Opioid
- Caregiver
- Dementia
- Nursing
- Remedy
- Outpatient
- Sustaining
- Evil
- Symptom
- Psychiatry
- Dying
- Surrogate
- Life
- Healthcare
- Prognosis
- Medicare
- Referral
- Anesthesia
- Medical
- Directive
- Nausea
- Tumor
- Parkinson
- Physical
- Expectancy
- Ethics
- Saunders
- Pharmacist
- Nurse
- Professional
- Specialty
- Ethic
- Maternity
- Aids
- Suffering
- Delirium
- Pathology
- Medication
- Obstruction
- Radiation
- Disease
- Specialist
- Quill
- Bowel
- Pedagogy
- Clinic
- Hiv
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.
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