| palliative treatment |
Treatment that relieves symptoms, such as pain, but is not expected to cure the disease. The main purpose is to improve the patient's quality of life.
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| palliative |
means the reduction of the severity of a disease/symptom without curing the disease.
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| palliative c. |
see under treatment.
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| palliative t. |
treatment designed to relieve pain and distress, but not attempting a cure. See also curative t. Called also supportive t. and palliative care.
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| palliative sedation |
The use of medications to calm or make comatose a terminally ill patient suffering from uncontrollable pain, agitation, or anxiety. The objective is to allow the patient to rest, not to suppress breathing or hasten death.
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