| palliative | 1. Affording relief, but not cure. 2. An alleviating medicine. Origin: L. Palliatus = cloaked (18 Nov 1997) |
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| palliative care | Treatment aimed at relieving symptoms and pain rather than effecting a cure. (13 Nov 1997) |
| palliative care physician | <specialist> A medically qualified specialist in the care of people with incurable disease where the focus is on symptom control and the enhancement of quality of life. (13 Nov 1997) |
| palliative therapy | <procedure> A procedure such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery that is performed to relieve or ease pain or other symptoms. (16 Dec 1997) |
| palliative treatment | <oncology> Treatment to relieve symptoms of the disease but not to cure it. Frequently takes the form of making the patient more comfortable through pain management. (16 Dec 1997) |