(adj) :
(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.
(n) :
(medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.
(adj) :
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
(adj) :
(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.
(n) :
(medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.
(adj) :
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.