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verb
- 1. make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause: "treatment works by palliating symptoms" Similar
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Jun 2, 2024 · palliate (comparative more palliate, superlative most palliate) Cloaked; hidden, concealed. [15th–17th c.] Eased; mitigated; alleviated.
Jan 22, 2019 · Palliation in relation to end-of-life care is the relief of symptoms and suffering caused by cancer and other eventually fatal conditions. Palliation helps a patient feel more comfortable and improves quality of life but does not cure the disease.
palliate v 1: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" [syn: extenuate, palliate, mitigate] 2: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" [syn: relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage]
Oct 4, 2021 · Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve health related suffering of adults, children and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It is based on a comprehensive and person-centred approach, addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering.
Palliative care is person and family-centred care provided for a person with an active, progressive, advanced disease, who has little or no prospect of cure and who is expected to die, and for whom the primary goal is to optimise the quality of life.
Jun 6, 2023 · Palliative care is provided by a team of health care providers, including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains and other trained specialists. The team works with you, your family and your other providers to add an extra layer of support and relief that complements your ongoing care. Mayo Clinic's approach.
1. a. To make less severe or intense; mitigate. See Synonyms at relieve. b. To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder). 2. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate. [Middle English palliaten, from Late Latin palliāre, palliāt-, to cloak, palliate, from Latin pallium, cloak .] pal′li·a′tion n. pal′li·a′tor n.
