Definizione monolingua

palliative

palliative (plural palliatives)

1. (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

   The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives.

palliative (comparative more palliative, superlative most palliative)

1. (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.

Definizione dizionario palliative

palliativo

Altri significati:

(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.

reducing progression and relieving symptoms

(medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.