| palliative care |
care that is given to a person with progressive, advanced disease with little or no prospect of cure and for whom the primary goal is to maintain quality of life.
Ãâó: www.brightwatergroup.com.au/content/glossary.php
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| palliative |
Care that reduces the severity of symptoms without the underlying goal of effecting a cure. Palliative care often aims at providing the highest quality of life for the longest time possible for an animal with a condition that is uncurable for either medical or economic reasons.
Ãâó: www.vcaspecialtyvets.com/Specialties/Oncology/Onco...
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| palliative treatment |
Therapy that relieves symptoms, such as pain, but does not alter the course of the disease. Peristalsis: Progressive contraction and relaxation of the intestines. Primary Sites: The site in the body where cancer originated. Prognosis: A prediction of the course of the disease. Prosthesis: An artificial substitute for a missing body part.
Ãâó: www.ebaptisthealthcare.org/CancerProgram/Glossary....
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| palladium |
originally a holy image of the goddess Athena; used for icons that have a special status as protectors of cities and towns.
Ãâó: www.finearts.uvic.ca/historyinart/courses/ha321/HA...
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| palliative care |
involves treatment of pain, discomfort, anxiety and/or sleep problems for terminally ill people.
Ãâó: www.ahi.co.za/aids/appen1.html
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